I have tried to disable Leo AI but the icon is in the top right hand corner and I’m disgusted that I have AI software on my computer. I want it expunged from the browser completely.
@Kaynetime I moved over to a new topic just to escape some of replies happening on it. If you’re just simply trying not to see Leo as an option anywhere, go to brave://flags and set Brave AI Chat to disabled.
This should last for a while, but it’s always possible flags can or will change. This doesn’t remove the code from the browser. This just disables functionality and will cosmetically hide settings and menu options.
But as stated, it will not show anywhere.
Such as below, Leo is no longer a menu option
And does not show up in autocomplete suggestions or anything.
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Beyond that, it’s disabling individual settings or using Group Policy.
For settings, as an example, you have brave://settings/leo-ai. On this you can see some toggles to disable things:
Then for whatever reason, they kind of “hid” it in with brave://settings/appearance as well:
Thank you for taking time out of your holidays to help. I hope the Winter Lord Santa Claus paid you a nice visit.
I have fallowed your instructions and cosmetically it’s gone, all the places that I’ve found it before is now free from the stain. I did find more than just the chatbot to disable in flags.
Unfortunately I can’t find group policies, it appears to be a third party paid service.
I’m really displeased that the malware remains on the computer and if I’m understanding it right, I would need to pay a third party to remove it via group policies.
Are there any plans to make this process easier? If not making it opt in then a way to make it opt out? An extension called “Dead Lion” maybe?
I do want to state that my hostility is towards the malware and not the people. If anything I’m worried about their safety and mental health in the coming years. I hope that they abandon AI soon in an attempt to save their careers and avoid the worst of what is to come.
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This would primarily be something an administrator would have to do. If you have the pro version of Windows, like Windows 11 Pro rather than Windows 11, then you could also access it. Otherwise a person would need to just make modifications via registry or something. Honestly, it’s a bit complicated for a lot of people.
Traditionally Group Policy is meant for situations like IT from businesses to be able to control what employees are able to do on their devices. It isn’t/wasn’t really a thing for the average household member to do, though is still available for anyone who wants to spend the time to learn to use it.
It’s not malware in any form of the word. I get that you don’t like AI, but I guess it is what it is.
Just so you know, Brave is considering another version of Brave people could pay to use if they wish. It would come without a lot of the code containing these extra things people don’t want. I’m not sure if you’d be willing to subscribe for that more simplified version, but if so that might be something you can consider.
This would be called Brave Origin and was mentioned by Brendan Eich on X (Twitter) as seen in the screenshot below.
It is opt in, but obviously not in the way you intend. Brave is always adding things as part of the core code because it is more secure. Functionality works better when people want to use it and it also reduces points of entry for malware or hackers. That’s also not to mention the privacy benefits, as having as “extensions” makes it easier to detect and has users appear as more unique in a bad way.
Not even sure what to say on this one. While there are definitely areas of concern around all technology and the new usage of AI, I’m not sure it’s really something to be phrased as strongly as you’re leading it.
And at that point brings us to a lot of opinions and conspiracy theories. People said similar things about automobiles, computers, cellular phones, and many other things as they have been released. There will always be people who are afraid of change or the unknown.
All things can be used for good or evil. Some things which would normally harm people can become lifesaving medications. Just as some of the healthiest foods or best medicines can become harmful poisons if misused.
There are a lot of ways that AI can help humanity. And the idea of “saving careers” is questionable. It could lead to a different career that brings about more happiness and success. Though most likely their careers will stay the same as it is, as AI is unlikely to replace the positions. Instead these are just tools that help make their jobs a bit easier and allows them to focus on better advances.
I’m going to mark this as solved as it at least seems to have resolved your primary issue. If you have any problems regarding this, feel free to reply back. If you have any additional issues or requests, I would suggest that you create a separate topic for them.
I wouldn’t consider it resolved yet as the malware remains. I’m currently reading your reply and considering how to reply.
If you’re calling Leo malware and you’re not content with how things are with flags to disabled, you’re only choice would be to use a different browser. The AI code is gonna be in there regardless. With it all switched off it’s not going to do anything but it’s still there. There is absolutely no way to remove it from Brave. Even if you did group policy all it’s doing is disabling things on the back end
Why is one of the first things to manage the malware something the majority of users don’t have access to? I understand that techs would have an assumption about access to tools that they would consider basic but that doesn’t explain why no one in customer service wouldn’t speak up. I’ve also seen people bring up that very point in previous posts, with people a lot more animated then me.
It’s malware, it’s malicious software, if it wasn’t why is it so hard to remove?
Whom ever suggested “Let’s force our customers to pay to remove features they don’t want” needs to be fired and publicly mocked. This is the type of person I will be hostile towards. I’m also very concerned he wasn’t already thrown out, that it got so far into development. Like, what is wrong with these people? It’s acknowledging that the product is harassment. I’m floored…
You are right, we seem to have two different definitions of opt-in. Given that, by your own admission, I would have to pay to remove the malware, or to opt-out.
You really need to get out of your echo chamber. If you genuinely believe in this technology then you should be the most outraged at it’s current usage. Please look into the harm it is already causing for the minimal and dubious uses it currently has.
That’s the fun part, I found a couple GitHub scripts on reddit. They claim to be able to kill leo! Slimbrave and NoBullShitBrave. Gotta double check the names. That said, I know that randomly putting github scripts in powershell isn’t a great idea so I would like to get input on these options.
Those just enable group policy basically. Or edit the registry. Like I said the code for Leo would still be there inside Brave. But it is going to be disabled and you aren’t going to see any of the settings there.
You just also will have to be careful when you use tools like that because sometimes they disable more than what you want.
Anyway, I’m going to stop responding after this. I just figured I’d go ahead and reply back once more to give you that additional feedback.
Two can play this game buddy.
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Let me be real clear, everyone has been polite to you, up until you were impolite.
Then you threat to spam the community with more posts of the same, because you will not accept a solution? Honestly, it’s time to take a step back.
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I am not spamming, my issue has yet to be resolved. I would not need to make a second post if it wasn’t wrongfully marked as resolved.
I’ll admit to my lack of tech literacy is an issue in getting it resolved and something I wish to mend.
I don’t see how pledging to harass me is going to result in any good.
It was resolved. You were given plenty of options, multiple times. The problem is, you don’t think it is. For that, the discussion must end. They cannot keep going back and forth like this, and you are wasting their time and every volunteers time who has given you countless options that are available.
You keep insisting Leo is malware when it is not. In fact, legally that’s slander you cannot back up.
I don’t see how pledging to harass me
I never did, you were stating you’d simply make a new post, that is spamming. Because again, you will not accept the answer given to you.
I vow to keep the community clear of spam and report such things. That’s not harassment, that’s following the rules.
look dude, if you don’t want to engage with me then block me. I encourage it. No need to threaten or harass.
@Kaynetime, you actually did “kill” Leo when you set those flags. If you use group policy or a tool like SlimBrave, you can even hide the settings for it. Think of it this way: Leo is dead on your machine, but his body is still there. The code exists, and you could technically bring him back to life if you changed the settings. The only way to remove the “body” entirely is to stop using Brave and find a browser that doesn’t include it at all.
Since I never did such a thing, I suggest you stop the slander now, capisci?
I’m sorry you don’t accept the solutions provided to you. I’m sorry you don’t accept that I did not harass or insult you, I called out what I see for what it is. That is not harassment nor insulting you. It’s “stating the facts”.
But I don’t block people. I debate, I confront, and I’m sorry that again, you simply never were willing to accept what you were told.
To be brutally honest, @Hikane’s reply is as truthful as to WHY the answers given to you were valid. But are you going to be willing to accept it? Or just argue with them too?
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Thank you for trying to sell it to me in a manner that acknowledges that I want this thing dead. That was honestly the most frustrating part about this experience, the lack of acknowledgment of the distress caused by having such malware on by default. This is also a reoccurring problem for them. Googling how to kill leo brought me to several topics on this community and the OP was also treated in a similar manner. How to disable their malware should be in the FAQ at this point but they don’t even have a copy past for support to drop into a discussion. It did not need to take days to do what Saoiray did in half an hour. He was on vacation and he handled it! Still failed to adequately address the malware but if I got this info two days ago it would have completely changed the dynamic of the topic.
I’m just venting at this point, between the harassment and the lack of actual support I’m just done.
and as I go to search for those githubs to look closer at them, I get ai in the search engine. AI needs to die