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Re:Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I by llljk on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @05:16PM (#50359035)
TIL you can turn off ai features!

for those who didn't know how to do it:

1. https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#settings/general

2. under "Smart features:", toggle off "Turn on smart features in Gmail, Chat, and Meet"

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Re:Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I by pvab3 on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @09:49AM (#50366305)
its funny how you are never asked whether you want to enable them, they just do it secretly and you have to investigate how to disable it
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