Apple is plowing full speed ahead into minefield that's also somehow replete with both asteroids and icebergs.

Anyone who downloads Apple's upcoming software updates will have to take a few steps to disable Apple Intelligence.

If you're on the fence about Apple Intelligence features on your iPhone, just know they'll be automatically installed with the next iOS update. According to Apple's beta developer notes, Apple Intelligence will automatically be switched on when you install iOS 18.

I’m talking, of course, about Apple Intelligence specifically. Partly because I’m more interested in Apple than other tech companies, and partly because Apple’s AI platform is that much more likely to be somewhat constrained by social ethics and the principles of data privacy.

Apple Intelligence is being enabled by default starting in iOS 18.3, a big change that shows Apple’s confidence in the AI features.

Are you tired of AI or trying to save battery? Whatever your reason for wanting to turn off Apple Intelligence on your Apple device, we've got you covered.

According to the release notes for the iOS 18.3 release candidate, the final beta for the latest iPhone update before it goes live in (likely to be a few days), Apple Intelligence

Macworld From its introduction in iOS 18.1, Apple Intelligence has been an opt-in feature. Users had to decide to enable it, with Apple even going so far as to put people on a waiting list before they could use it.

Plus: Google stuffs Gemini into Workspace, with a hidden off switch? Ready or not, generative AI assistants and productivity aids are getting harder to avoid with a growing number of software vendors enabling them by default.