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July 16, 2024
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How can Turn off the 'AI Assistant'?

  • July 16, 2024
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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

Mejor respuesta de Tariq Ahmad

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

 

 

33 respuestas

New Participant
September 26, 2024

 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!

Participating Frequently
October 11, 2024

AI = Automated Idiots!

New Participant
September 17, 2024

What the Hell is a hamburger icon? 

Meenakshi Negi
Community Manager
Community Manager
September 17, 2024

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

Community Manager
August 15, 2024

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

 

New Participant
October 7, 2024

There is no Hamburger icon. When you say "New" Acrobat, what do you mean? Is there a version number or name? There is no Edit > Preferences option. There is no place to "uncheck." How can this be so difficult?

Participating Frequently
January 14, 2025

Hi @bruce_0022

 

The Hamburger icon is visible to Windows users only; considering your screenshots, you seem to be using a Mac.  

Also, this feature(Ai Assistant) is only available if you use Modern Acrobat. To check if you have Modern Acrobat enabled. Launch Acrobat> View > Disable Modern Acrobat. 

 

 

Let me know if you've more questions. 

 

~Tariq


Finally, after all the responses to uncheck the AI features which doesn't work, Disabling the New Acrobat seems to have finally removed that annoying button from the screen. Now if all of the people at Adobe would just tell people this and stop referring to the stupid Generative AI checkbox to turn it off because it doesn't do crap!