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Policy2026-08-18 · source-backed
Jessamyn West published NoToAI.org after fielding repeated questions at library drop-in sessions about removing unwanted AI features, with step-by-step instructions for Adobe Acrobat, Android/Gemini, Alexa, Apple Intelligence and Siri, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, DuckDuckGo, Google Workspace, Slack, WhatsApp, Zoom, Windows 11/Copilot, and Yahoo Mail. The signal is the source: not a tech-press hot take but a public-service reference maintained by a librarian for ordinary users who experience default-on AI as an imposition. If you ship AI features, a discoverable off switch is becoming table stakes.
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