--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "050c872c2a5c7335abb67c16c8df0eb0bd79cda8044b6744211b6c9f774ec42f" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/050c872c?lang=en" title: "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-08-17T14:07:56.000Z" category: "Industry" topics: ["user-experience"] source_urls: ["https://www.librarian.net/notoai/","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49331220"] summary: "One of the biggest questions I get at Drop-In Time at the library (besides \"what is taking up all my cloud storage?\") is how to disable or avoid intrusive AI that shows up where people don't want it. This is a guide for people who would like less intrusive AI in their tech environment. Maybe you lik" --- # How to disable or avoid intrusive AI > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-08-17T14:07:56.000Z **Category:** Industry **Topics:** user\-experience ## Summary One of the biggest questions I get at Drop\-In Time at the library \(besides "what is taking up all my cloud storage?"\) is how to disable or avoid intrusive AI that shows up where people don't want it\. This is a guide for people who would like less intrusive AI in their tech environment\. Maybe you lik ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Discussion]()