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User criticizes Windows AI photo tool, seeks disabling guide

A Mastodon user expressed strong disapproval of Microsoft Windows' new AI-enhanced photos tool, deeming it a "complete no-go" for managing their extensive photo collection. The user is seeking guidance on how to disable this AI functionality within the upcoming Windows update and has temporarily blocked updates to avoid the feature. AI

RANK_REASON User complaint about a feature in a consumer OS, not a core AI development.

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User criticizes Windows AI photo tool, seeks disabling guide

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Proactively planning for the new dastardly # Windows update; its "AI enhanced" photos tool is a complete no-go for me and my archival collection of thousands of

    Proactively planning for the new dastardly # Windows update; its "AI enhanced" photos tool is a complete no-go for me and my archival collection of thousands of carefully managed photos. Has anybody made a "how to turn off AI garbage in the new Windows" guide? I've blocked update…