# Alternatives to Android / Google and escaping the AI deluge **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 1, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-android-google-and-escaping-the-ai-deluge/1021582 "2025-08-01T14:49:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-android-google-and-escaping-the-ai-deluge/1021582/21 "2025-08-08T16:34:41Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > In general, I get no AI intruding when I don’t ask for it. I also think it’s based on your Drive/Google One plan. I had a student discount on a 1 TB + AI plan. The storage is nice, but that plan unfortunately also comes with unremovable Gemini buttons added to every app (and especially Gmail, where it takes the place of where the Archive button used to be… so I hit it by accident all the time, grrrrrr!). Major dark pattern. Google is just desperate for relevance in the ChatGPT era, I guess… ---
**Author:** ![FluffyBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@FluffyBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FluffyBob)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-android-google-and-escaping-the-ai-deluge/1021582/22 "2025-08-08T19:24:55Z")
I have additional image storage that comes with my Pixel on on my personal google drive. Our business uses Google Workspace for email, webpage, cloud storage and documents, spreadsheets, calendar etc. Even with AI turned off completely from the admin console it is fucking everywhere. It is the first line / button in emails, new docs, directory view, EVERYTHING. Even on my phone email the the AI icon is on the top of the page. Not present when I switch to my personal account. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-android-google-and-escaping-the-ai-deluge/1021582/23 "2025-08-13T06:37:23Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > AI junk is all over YouTube. > > I made the mistake of watching video with an older, retired engineer. He repairs a ship’s engine. I didn’t realize it was AI generated. > > Now my feed has at least 8 versions of similar stories. To fix this, you can go to your YouTube watch history and remove any of the vids that you did watch that were AI. There’s even a convenient search. [https://www.youtube.com/feed/history](https://www.youtube.com/feed/history) ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-android-google-and-escaping-the-ai-deluge/1021582/24 "2025-08-14T12:26:02Z")
Thanks @BigT I have used the Not Interested option on videos. Click the three stacked dots for video options. But your suggestion would be more permanent by erasing history ---
**Author:** ![ardentlygrant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@ardentlygrant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ardentlygrant)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-android-google-and-escaping-the-ai-deluge/1021582/25 "2025-09-06T18:39:26Z")
Best Microsoft Slam I have seen in years. The Greenies out there who hammer on about carbon foot prints should consider how much carbon and work productivity has been wasted by mankind since Windows95 release thanks to Microsoft’s terrible software. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-android-google-and-escaping-the-ai-deluge/1021582.md?page=1)