You can’t completely “turn off AI mode” everywhere at once, because it depends on what device or app you mean, but you can usually disable or hide most AI features in settings for each place you see them.

What “AI mode” usually means

When people say “AI mode,” they’re often talking about things like:

  • An AI button or tab in a search bar or browser
  • AI suggestions in the keyboard or quick replies
  • AI assistants like Google Assistant, Gemini, or Copilot
  • System “AI features” on phones (camera AI, smart suggestions, etc.)

On most phones and PCs, these are just toggles or options you can turn off, not something hard‑wired.

Phones: turning off AI features

On Android phones, you normally need to switch off AI features one by one in Settings or inside each app.

Common places to look:

  • Settings → Assistant / Google → Search, Assistant & Voice → toggle off Google Assistant or Gemini
  • Settings → Assistant / AI → AI suggestions / smart suggestions → turn off
  • Camera app → tap the AI icon on the preview screen to disable AI scene/shot optimization

Once you turn these off, you lose things like “Hey Google” responses and auto- suggestions, but your phone will still work normally.

PCs and apps: hiding or disabling AI

On Windows and Microsoft apps, “AI mode” is usually Copilot or similar helpers.

You can often:

  • In Windows 11: unpin or hide the Copilot icon from the taskbar and Start menu
  • In Word/Excel/PowerPoint: open the app → Options/Preferences → look for Copilot and clear “Enable Copilot”
  • In Outlook: go to Settings and turn off Copilot where it appears

This doesn’t remove AI from the system entirely, but it stops it popping up in your face during normal use.

Browsers and search bars “AI mode”

If you’re seeing an “AI” button or mode in a search bar or browser, there may be a customization setting to turn it off or hide it.

Typical approach:

  • Open the main search or browser app (e.g., Google app or Chrome)
  • Tap your profile picture → Settings
  • Look for things like AI overview , AI search , or customize search box and disable AI entries

On some Pixel-style search bars, there’s even a “customize search box” option where you can uncheck the AI mode shortcut from the bottom bar.

If you meant “AI mode” on this site

If by “AI mode” you mean interacting with this assistant at all, there’s no per‑conversation switch to turn the AI itself off; you’d simply stop using the assistant or close the tab/app. The closest you can get is:

  • Use it only for search-style questions and ignore any “smart” suggestions you don’t want
  • Log out or uninstall the app if you don’t want AI answers at all

If you tell which device/app (e.g., “Pixel 9 search bar,” “Windows 11 Copilot,” “Gboard suggestions”), step‑by‑step instructions can be tailored very precisely.