How to turn off Photoshop's "Generative AI feature"

[iBcampion]

Hello, 

Other than disconnecting from the internet, 

How can I  turn off Photoshop's "Generative AI features."

[Kevin Stohlmeyer]

@iBcampion just avoid using them?

You can turn off the Contextual Task Bar in the Windows menu, change the Crop Tool setting in the options bar above to "transparent (default)" and not use the Remove tool...

[Rem38119699ce9j]

I too would like to remove or disable them from my devices. How can I opt out of this "feature"?
Very excited for the helpful responses from community experts.

[Ged_Traynor]

@Rem38119699ce9j you can't opt out of them, you can of course install version 22.2 which is available from the Creative Cloud app and doesn't have the AI features

[D Fosse]

It's really not difficult to avoid them. There's nothing you need to "avoid" - just don't use them.

I draw the line at those that require an internet connection to work. Not because they go to Adobe's servers, but because accessing outside material/resources oversteps my personal ethical line. I don't go there.

The remove tool is the only borderline case, because it's typically used for very small repairs, like blemishes and blotches in old photos. I think that's a perfectly legitimate use for it. But if I don't specifically need it, I don't use it.

[Doug31811545rd2y]

Or... how about adobe just focus on artists and the tools they need/have wanted?  Ive seen the same art created by people before AI, and I feel like adobe is stealing art for their AI.  

So two things for me....

They need tk stop pushing AI on people. ...They were and did it without notice

work on tools that help artist from digital to photography.

[whatever999999999999]

I have a mac with an i9 processor.  I used to be able to run photoshop on my way older mac 10 years ago.  Now even selecting something is maxing out my CPU.  I can only presume that it's making AI "features" available to me and that's why I can no longer perform simple options manually that I used to able to perform on much older machines. I would like to disable AI and never have to think about it's existence or have it interfering with my workflow, not have it suggested, and really for the apocalypse to come before I have to spend the rest of my life in this "AI" hellscape.  But meanwhile I just want to be able to select things without two minutes of waiting.

[Kevin Stohlmeyer]

@whatever999999999999 You would be mistaken. The AI is cloud-driven, not local resources. The fact is newer versions of Photoshop have increased their GPU minimum requirements and your computer may be experiencing the fallout. Some of the newer features (like some of the new selection tools) that use local resources will be much slower on an Intel based Mac compared to an ARM/M-series.

[Kevin Stohlmeyer]

@Rem38119699ce9j See my previous post...

[SK321]

The Remove Tool is also AI? I didn't realize that. Guess that's one more tool I'm going to have to avoid going forward.

[Andy339181686c9g]

Increasingly, there are more and more organisations banning the use of Generative AI (e.g. FIAP) and it would be really useful to have a single switch in PS to turn off all Generative AI features so folks don't inadvertently use them. The Remove tool is a perfect example of the problem, it might or might not use generative AI depending on the circumstances so would be easy for someone to inadvertently use it. This is only going to get worse as generative-AI is added to more tools.

[Doug31811545rd2y]

Or.. they focus on artists and custom work.  Its just sad.

[Conrad_C]

A couple of replies have suggested “just don’t use those features.” But there is a flaw in that approach, in that there may actually be very few Photoshop users who can accurately list which specific features use generative AI.

Recently someone replied to this thread:

The Remove Tool is also AI? I didn't realize that. Guess that's one more tool I'm going to have to avoid going forward.

By @SK321

The newest Photoshop users will have zero ability to precisely list which features use generative AI, and intermediate Photoshop users have a fair chance of not accurately separating out which features are:

• Content-Aware 
• AI / Machine learning / Neural 
• Generative AI 
• Not AI, just clever programming

But the third type of feature is the controversial one! It’s generative AI that is causing great concern in rights/legal/ethical/creative communities. It is that specific class of features that many want to avoid or disable and currently there is no effective way to, and also no simple way to know which exact list of features someone is supposed to “just avoid using.”

If someone does post a current list, that will be very helpful but…based on the rate of progress in just the last few months, the scope of generative AI features may change quickly as an application gets its continuous updates. There may be several more in a few months, but will they be a tool, an option in a tool, a menu command, the context bar? This is the dilemma for the users who may be required to not use generative AI:

How does one avoid unintentionally introducing generative AI, in an application where generative AI might be anywhere and is constantly being added in new ways?

[D Fosse]

It’s generative AI that is causing great concern in rights/legal/ethical/creative communities. It is that specific class of features that many want to avoid or disable and currently there is no effective way to, and also no simple way to know which exact list of features someone is supposed to “just avoid using.”

By @Conrad_C

My own pragmatic approach is that if you pull out the internet cable and it doesn't work, then it's murky waters. Those I never use.

With one exception, as I've noted before: the Remove tool. It depends how you use it. If you use it for large areas, then it's ai-generated content. If you use it for small repairs, like blotches and tears in old photographs, then I think it's legitimate. You're not really having something made for you but passing it off as your own, which I think is the red dividing line. Just be aware that it will be tagged as ai.

[SK321]

Just a bit of an 'update' to this thread. They have given the option to completely turn off AI in the Remove Tool. I'm not sure exactly when this was added, but it's like this in version 26.3.0. You can toggle it to Auto, AI On, or AI Off. The AI Off will always use Content Aware Fill (like it did originally) rather than Generative Fill.

[lisophia328]

How do you do this? I dont see this option

[SK321]

After you select the Remove Tool, it's up at the top in the Options Bar:

Also, make sure you're using version 26 or later.

[D Fosse]

Yes, this option was added to the Remove Tool at some point recently, not sure when.

It, er... removes the major gray area (sorry, no pun intended...), and pretty much solves this whole dilemma. Turn off AI here, and you're in safe waters.

In short, a very welcome and needed addition.