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How can I get rid of the horrible 'AI Assisitant' ? I hate, hate, hate, hate eeverything about it. I hate the popups that constantly get in my way every time I open a new PDF, I hate the way it dramatically slows down the application every time I want to just search for something, and I hate that way that it doesn't work at all or provide any value of any form. I just want it gone and never, ever, ever, ever, under any circumstances want it to be there getting in the way of every simple thing I want to do. Please, please, please, please: how can I make it just go away? I just want to open and look at a PDF for heavens sake, I don't need any of this AI nonsense.

-Ed May

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Tariq DarCorrect answer

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Hi all,

Your feedback matters—and we’ve listened.

We understand that not everyone requires AI assistance in their workflow. Many of you shared concerns about intrusive prompts and lack of control, and we’ve taken action.

Now, Acrobat gives you complete control over AI features through Preferences. You decide what stays on and what turns off—no enforcement, no surprises — just flexibility.

For more information on preferences, please check this out: https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-discussions/we-heard-you-full-control-over-ai-features-in-acrobat/td-p/15586524

Best regards,
Tariq | Adobe Community Team

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Your Improvements Suck

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Amen to that. Adobe, just leave us alone with your "helping."

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Clare23177575b2ie

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I'm the first to have writeen don't want it/don't need it/want it gone... and I have now just reviewed all the comments and responsese. My earlier additional comment re "AI =" seems to bode true in all respects here.

As reported earlier, accessiing preferences from the "hamburger" (and it had to be someone who survives on junk food that came up with that association to the tripple bars) and turning off the generative AI does ABSOLUTELY NOTHIING!

Yep I am yelling here.

I hope I am long retired (and perhaps have left this earth) by the time the gneration who relies on AI is running the world. It's scary enough as it is!

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rosemink78864499

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Clearly they are forcing this Generative AI on us becasue they want their programmes to learn from our hard work and then appropriate it and then sell it back to us. Disgusting! And it is annoying and unhelpful to boot. I don't want this forced upon me Adobe. I'm just trying to read a document and the moment and you have made this impossible.

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LisaRanelle

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I agree wholeheartedly! The AI assistant does absolutely nothing for editors. I have asked for it to search and replace, to find spelling errors, and to do other mechanical chores and it just slows things down and comes back with innane, irrelevant responses, whilst the pop-ups could drive Mother Teresa bonkers.

Help!

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Clare23177575b2ie

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AI = Automated Idiots!

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barry_8130

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What the Hell is a hamburger icon?

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Meenakshi_Negi

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Hi barry_8130,

Thank you for reaching out.

The three horizontal lines at the top left corner of the New Acrobat window are called the hamburger icon. The icon opens the menu options. Please check the screenshot below:

Let us know if you need any help.

Thanks,

Meenakshi

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Tariq Dar

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Hi @Edwin38637954oaar,

You can follow the suggestions from this help page: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/disable-generative-ai.html

This can be done from the App Preferences:

Launch Acrobat.
Hamburger Icon(New Acrobat) or Edit > Preferences
Generative Ai
Uncheck - "Enable generate AI feature in Acrobat"
Click Ok.
Re-launch Acrobat.

Let us know if you have further questions.

~Tariq

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tomf65040417

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It is off. But the AI Assistant tries to get me to use it but interferring in what I'm doing.

A "Don't bug me" option is needed for the AI.

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cupiscent

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In all fairness, Adobe did provide one option for me on this: In the upper left corner of Acrobat Reader, select the MENU (3 horizontal lines). From the drop down menu, select DISABLE NEW ACROBAT READER. This made the artificial idiot button (and other features I presume) go away... for now.

Thank you! This was exactly the answer I needed. The Generative AI was already switched off, but I was constantly getting pop-ups suggesting I try it out, which were getting in the way and slowing things down. Disabling the new acrobat reader fixed it!

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