How can I disable Apple Intelligence on my iPhone?

I hear the frustration companies going in a different direction than you want. But AI is everywhere, and it's not as "bad" as many want to believe it to be.

AI has been on your phone since the early iPhones, when Siri was introduced. It's a key part of how a lot of tech functions, and I think the distrust comes from a place of not understanding how it works.

At the heart of AI, is really just a lot of statistics, probability, calculus, and linear algebra. It's largely a game of guessing probabilities by using probability distribution functions through what we call maximum likelihood estimators. Through that, we can build algorithms that pick the option with the highest probability of what you are looking for, and do that over and over for every number, character, ect. to get to the "answer" presented to you.

AI can benefit almost anyone willing to learn how to use it. People love to hate on how bad chatGPT can be, but ignore how good it can be as well. For example, I can't always rely on it to give me the correct solution (it makes silly math errors too often) but it will give me the steps, allowing me to learn on my time without relying on a TA or office hours. My professor tells us to use it, because we had to learn an entire high level stats book in 5 weeks. It's not about it doing the work for me, it's about understanding the correct steps, and then being able to ask follow up questions. The information is 95% accurate imo. I would have been able to understand the content in undergrad so much better. Thankfully I have it in grad school.

This isn't some random black box voodoo witch craft thing designed to take over your life. It's just a guessing game as to finding what information your looking for. For those in the white collar work force, you will need to either learn it or get left behind. Gen Z is growing up with these tools and when you can do three times as much work in an 8 hour work day, you better believe the boss is going to pick them over you. And yes, I have friends who have increased productivity that much with chatGPT.

Maybe I’m late to the party, however, I no longer trust Apple and theirupdates that turn on everything that I specifically turned off… I don’t want to store your content that i do t want to save and pay for it!

You all try to tell us all that AI is a good thing. You talk about Siri and other options already in the iOS. But until now we could disable them. If AI of so good why can we not opt out of it? I want AI out of my data. I can search on my own. I do not need AI. Unit now I have been able to disable these things. Same with the new televisions. They will be learning your viewing habits. I do not want that. If AI was so good we could opt out of it. You kids that want AI telling you what you like can have it. The rest of us that already know what we like will opt out.

Youre delusional about AI. You say “it’s not as bad as you think”. Garbage. You think you’re being lied to now…about everything? AI will escalate that to no end. That’s my opinion and apparently there are MANY people that agree with me. But the real issue is every lousy phone manufacturer will not allow users to move on without it. Free choice? I think not! Either make a phone without it or the intelligent people will all switch to flip phones. Everyone else can give up their freedoms and protections for convenience. Good luck.

Your opinion. AI will do nothing for your security or freedoms or opinions. It will only make things more “convenient”. People have been giving up their freedoms, rights, and security for years now, all for a little convenience. Not me. AI will be a disastrous option for us, but not for those who want to dictate all areas of our lives. You go ahead.

jhone67 wrote:

To disable Apple Intelligence on your iPhone, you can turn off features related to Siri and other predictive services that rely on machine learning. First, go to Settings > Siri & Search and disable options like Listen for "Hey Siri,"Press Side Button for Siri, and Suggestions in Search. Additionally, you can limit certain app tracking and personal data usage by navigating to Settings > Privacy & Security and managing app permissions or adjusting settings for Location Services and Analytics & Improvements.

I don’t understand why people post totally useless and wrong answers to the question asked (like this one). It actually isn’t correct for any purpose. It shows the limitations of blindly accepting what ChatGPT and other LLM AI systems generate.

AIisGARBAGE wrote:

If my IPhone did not have AI on it when I bought it and now it’s being forced into my IPhone how do I return it for a full refund

Your rage is completely uninformed. Start reading the truth and you’ll be amazed.

WhatsnextOMG wrote:

Why do they force things we do not want. Keep the bugs out and security up to date. We paid for phone and service. We are well aware of how to get an app. I do not want AI, it is getting on my nerves.

I'm going to read on and hope we can find out how to turn off or get rid of it.

If you did not turn it on it, then you don't even have it. It is opt-in only. If you did turn it on, it shuts off in the same way. Not sure how you missed that since it has been posted over and over and over again. And over and over again and again.

Agreed! This thread is a perfect example of where moderators should step in. While the question is a legitimate concern for many, the correct answer has been posted many times. The post should be cleaned up with the useless clutter and simply lock the thread with the single solution. It is off by default so it is not forced on you and if it is on, simply turn it off. This would provide the most benefit to users who are actually looking for a solution or to ease their concerns about how it is actually implemented.

For the record, you can have an AI capable iPhone running iOS 17. Taken today:

We are using Intune to manage our iPhones. How can turn off "Learn from this app" via intune

I do not want AI on my phone

I will welcome any AI enhancement that is intelligent enough to allow me to control Music On Hold.

You can turn off Siri.