How can I disable Apple Intelligence on my iPhone?

I do not want AI on my phone can I opt out, I understand it is part of an upcoming update. I want security updates but I am not interested in feature updates.


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iPhone SE, iOS 17

Posted on May 31, 2024 6:38 AM

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Posted on Nov 9, 2024 9:02 PM

Cuso4 wrote:

if it can not be disabled, I’m keeping my 13 forever and I’m not allowing updates. This just made my any decision about replacing my PC and tablet much easier.


iPhone 13 is incapable of Apple Intelligence, though is already running ML for various features including embedded text recognition, and lifting the foreground subject from photos, among other features.


On iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and later, models which do support Apple Intelligence, it can be disabled.


Enabling and disabling is here:

Get started with Apple Intelligence on iPhone - Apple Support


Background in data:

Apple Intelligence and privacy on iPhone - Apple Support



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Jun 10, 2024 4:52 PM in response to wizardi3

wizardi3 wrote:

I do not want AI on my phone can I opt out


No.


I understand it is part of an upcoming update.


It is already there. Maybe not in the traditional sense – of computers doing human-level, symbolic reasoning (like researchers originally thought was the goal), but you see it in things like


  • Siri's voice recognition
  • The Photo app grouping together related photos, and music, on its own, to create Moments
  • Map apps learning where you go frequently, and suggesting destinations for you in widget displays
  • Optimized charging, where the phone learns your use patterns so as to delay charging until the last moment


Quite aside from whatever iOS and the iPhone are doing, a lot of companies like Google and social media outfits are mining whatever data they can collect about you. If you wonder why it seems like every store in the world requires a "loyalty card" to get discounts, and is trying to push you to use their app, it's because they also want to collect, and crunch, data about you.


Banks use AI, too – if you have a credit card from a major issuer, they probably have "AI" programs running on their computers that look for unusual patterns of activity and suspend cards accordingly.

Jun 10, 2024 5:11 PM in response to wizardi3

With respect to this: Apple Intelligence Preview - Apple


I suspect that the features will be there – in phones and versions of iOS that support them – but that you will not be forced to use them.


There will be many people who do use them, so I don't think that by boycotting them yourself, you'll be able to avoid the impact that these features (and others like them) will have on society.

Sep 9, 2024 7:42 PM in response to no2ai

If you are talking about Artificial Intelligence, then your phone is currently using it even if you do not use Siri. That is how it does Face and object detection on your photos. Apple has previously referred to this as Machine Learning, but that is what Artificial Intelligence is. It is also used to show you Photo memories and many others features that you currently have on your phone.

Sep 20, 2024 9:42 PM in response to wizardi3

Apple must follow laws. Thus laws like CCPA as well as GDPR. Thus, Apple will have a way to allow users to disable it. They will give us a way to turn it off. There are laws in place to protect us. Don’t stress it. It will be a simple toggle button in the settings area. No big deal people that want it will get it and people that don’t won’t be bothered with it. Yep thank god for CCPA

Sep 22, 2024 12:00 PM in response to Judoking

Judoking wrote:

I don’t want AI on my phone. I do not trust it with my personal information

As been said many times here, if you are talking about third party services such as ChatGPT, you have to allow any request, it is not doing it automatically, so you have nothing to worry about. As for other AI features such as Machine Learning to detect faces and objects in photos, and for Siri Suggestions and Predictive Text, you have already been using those features for many years and your personal information stays on your device.


Please review the posts here. It is likely all of your concerns have already been addressed.

Oct 16, 2024 2:47 PM in response to Nyctale

Nyctale wrote:

Where is Apple response to this persistant and legitimate desire of their customers to be able to control AI use on their phone?


Information directly from Apple has been linked in this thread.


Re-posting from earlier in the thread, here are related details directly from Apple:


Maybe using an AI can help with a summarization of this thread? 🤪


But seriously, you can send Apple your feedback about this: Product Feedback - Apple

Oct 26, 2024 9:30 PM in response to wizardi3

Yes consumers “Can” out per CCPA and GDPR laws. Companies are per law required to allow consumers to opt out. If they don’t the government can and will simply proxy out non approved protocols at a supernet level with backbone internet routers and fine them heavily. That said Apple will allow us to opt out. I am tired of the replies on this. Please mark resolved. Yes there is privacy laws. Just like we can turn off Siri and disable GPS it will be no different. Can we please close this post thank you. There is no point to debate law, that is for elected officials to do, and guess what they already give us “the consumers” privacy laws to project from abuse. It will have a simple toggle button. This post just keeps going. It’s all fun and games until it’s all blocked on a Ciena system for not following law.

Jun 26, 2024 10:48 PM in response to wizardi3

When I bought this phone, I was taught I must receive updates to keep the phone functioning properly.

I had a flip phone when I was told it would no longer function because the company would stop all contact with my phone… some kind of tech advancement would require an up graded phone to be operational.

I don’t want this AI function on my phone. I also don’t want to loose anything I had already.

I request the opportunity to have the AI program, (all the parts associated that were added for the AI to operate) removed.

Thank you for your help with this.

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