Option to turn off all AI features

andreagrandi

Vlad correct. Either a “master switch” or just like the screenshot I provided which comes from DDG settings.

andreagrandi

Vlad yes, I did mean LLM features in search results

Luis

Hi everyone, we've introduced a dedicated AI section in the Kagi settings to consolidate all GenAI-related features for easier management.
Currently, the only GenAI feature that activates automatically is the Auto Quick Answer. All other AI features require explicit user activation, which is why there are no switches for them.

NoahV

I'd love the ability to disable all AI features, so: entirely disabling quick answer - removing the button and auto answers with "?", removing links to the Universal Summariser in the menu, removing links to fastGPT in the menu, and removing the assistant in the menu.

Thibaultmol

NoahV This seems like something someone could make a custom css for actually

https://help.kagi.com/kagi/features/custom-css.html

(not me, i don't know what i'm doing when it comes to css)

NoahV

Thibaultmol Yeah, that's what I've done!

/* Quick Answer */
._0_summarize_link {display: none}

/* Summarise Page & Ask Questions */
.__open > div:nth-child(2) > div:nth-child(1) > a:nth-child(5) {display: none}
.__open > div:nth-child(2) > div:nth-child(1) > a:nth-child(6) {display: none}

/* Links in sidebar */
div.px-4:nth-child(4) > a:nth-child(2) {display: none}
a.nav-line:nth-child(4) {display: none}
a.nav-line:nth-child(5) {display: none}

/* AI section in Settings */
a.nav-link-sub:nth-child(7) {display: none}

Thibaultmol

feel free to post it as a gist on gist.github.com

Then it can be added to https://help.kagi.com/kagi/features/custom-css.html

and this issue could be considered solved in a way

press-f

I would gladly pay extra for a plan that:

does not have any AI features;
will not add AI features in the future;
does not try to upsell me into enabling AI features.

I'm fine with ignoring all the sparkle buttons, but it'd be a lot easier if they just weren't there to begin with.

Before:

after:

Thibaultmol

I don't think making a plan that costs more and has less features is going to happen because it doesn't really make sense.

I was going to say that not showing the AI services in the app menu could be a feature requests, but actually seeing as all plans will soon include a base amount of ai usage, those would have to be there.

I think this issue can be merged with https://kagifeedback.org/d/4014-option-to-turn-off-all-ai-features if you agree with that.

About the apps menu: I think it might be possible to create custom css that removes those options from the menu. I'll try and look into that for you

press-f

Thibaultmol I would argue having a plan that costs more and has fewer features would make it make sense from a business perspective. Of course, it's not a value proposition for most users, but it would be for me.
Having said that, I'll settle for a free master kill switch as discussed in the other thread. Feel free to merge.

Thibaultmol

If you add this to your custom css setting
It should make all the other options dissapear except for kagi search and small web:

.nav-item-link {
    display: none !important;
}

/* Only show Search and Small Web */
.nav-item-link#search,
.nav-item-link[href="https://kagi.com/smallweb"] {
    display: flex !important;
}

/* Hide the horizontal rule */
.border-t {
    display: none !important;
}

/* Ensure proper spacing */
.list_items {
    gap: 8px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

Thibaultmol

press-f it would look really confusing on a pricing page tbf.
After having installed that custom css, what are the main other things you'd like to not see? It can probably be made invisible using simple css as well tbf

press-f

Thibaultmol Yes, I've been playing around with custom CSS and hiding more things. This is what I ended up with:

a.nav-item-link[href="https://help.kagi.com/kagi/ai/assistant.html"],
a.nav-item-link[href="https://kagi.com/summarizer/index.html"],
a.nav-item-link[href="https://kagi.com/fastgpt"],
a.nav-item-link[href="https://translate.kagi.com/"] {
    display: none !important;
}

._0_summarize_link {
    display: none !important;
}

I've found that your earlier suggestion also hides the link to the settings page in the Control Center. Luckily, the switch to disable the custom stylesheet was still visible.

rtbick

I'm trialing Kagi as an alternative to Google. One of the main things I am looking for is a user experience with zero involvement of AI/LLM. Unfortunately Kagi search has the "Quick Answer" and "Summarize page" features, which ise AI. I would like the ability to completely hide/disable these and any other AI features while using Kagi.

I would disable the AI features immediately, and would expect to never see them again (the settings would persist across updates). I'm not aware of any other apps that have this feature.

Dustin

rtbick the features are off by default, is that not enough? The grocery store stocks foods you don't like and you still shop there, right?

carl

Don't click those buttons.

rtbick

Dustin They're not off by default - I had to go turn off "use quick answer when the query ends in a question mark". And, the button that I will never want to tap on is still there.

Your grocery analogy doesn't make any sense. If I'm going to spend money on a tool, I want it to be very very good at the thing I want, and not try to make me do things I don't want. It's more like: wanting a refrigerator with no IoT features, but every fridge that I shop for has UX that constantly suggests I connect it to wifi.

I would suggest you read back through the thread that my request was merged into.

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