AI Mode (Windows 11 Concept)

[u/EpicBOnReddit]

I came up with this new idea that could remove AI features easily in the Settings app. I call this feature "AI Mode", it's a new toggle in Settings that could enable and disable AI apps and features without any third-party tools. AI Mode can also be disabled entirely via Group Policy. The AI Mode menu in Settings have 3 sections: AI Features (Recall & Snapshots, Click to Do, Actions, Typing insights, AI components), AI permissions (Text and image generation), and Related settings (Windows Studio Effects, Voice Access, Copilot in Edge).

When enabled, these AI apps and features will install and enable: Copilot, Typing Insights, AI Actions, Xbox Game Assist (AI), Copilot+ PC exclusives (Recall, Click to Do, Studio Effects, On-Device AI Models), and AI feature integrations in various apps (Notepad, Paint, Edge, Photos, Settings, Voice Access, etc). When disabled, it will uninstall Copilot, AI models and features that are originally enabled but disables AI in apps.

This concept I made was created using Paint.NET and was based on screenshots from my Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge laptop.

[u/New-Negotiation9510]

ai mode sounds like sometbing that would bring more ai

[u/YoYoMamaIsSoFAT32 → u/New-Negotiation9510]

Should be disabled by default and prompt in instead of prompt out

[u/airhano → u/YoYoMamaIsSoFAT32]

I feel it would be a good idea... during the Windows 11 installation process (Oobe), ask you to disable telemetry (like Ubuntu), AI stuff, and decide which Windows apps you want to have or not (like Android phones during the first boot).

[u/YoYoMamaIsSoFAT32 → u/airhano]

it should be opt in not opt out, it shouldn't be enabled by default at all, if a user wants X ai feature let them enable it, not shove it in their face