How to Get Rid of Meta AI on Facebook

Download Article

Learn how to opt out, disable, or mute Meta AI features

Co-authored by Hannah Dillon Reviewed by Luigi Oppido

Last Updated: April 16, 2025 Fact Checked

Download Article

• Turning Off Meta AI Chat
|
• Opting Out of Meta AI Training
|
• Disabling Meta AI Comment Summaries

|Show more |Show less

If you, like many Facebook users, are wondering if you can turn off Meta AI on Facebook, the answer is a little complicated. Certain features of Meta AI can be disabled, while others can only be muted. When it comes to Meta's AI training, you can opt out in Europe, but not if you live in the US. To make sense of all of this, keep reading: we go over everything you need to know about turning off Meta AI in this article.

How to Turn Off Meta AI

To turn off Meta AI in Facebook Chat, tap the blue circle near the top of your screen. You can then tap the blue arrow in the upper-right corner of the screen, and then the blue "i" icon in the upper-right corner of the screen. Tap Mute and Until I change it.

Steps

Section 1 of 3:

Turning Off Meta AI Chat

Download Article

1. 
   The Meta AI chatbot can be muted. While you can't completely disable the Meta AI chatbot, you can mute it so it's less intrusive while you're using Facebook. Here's how to do it:

   • Tap the blue circle near the top of the screen, between the plus button and Messenger button.
   • Tap the blue arrow in the upper-right corner of the screen.
   • Tap the blue "i" icon in the upper-right corner of the screen.
   • Select Mute.
   • Choose Until I change it to mute the Meta AI chatbot indefinitely.
Advertisement

Section 2 of 3:

Opting Out of Meta AI Training

Download Article

1. 
   1
   United States There is no way to opt out of Meta AI in the US. Since the US doesn't have strict data protection laws like the EU and the UK, Instagram will not let you opt out of Meta AI. According to Meta's generative AI policy, Meta can use any publicly posted information (including posts and photos) to train Meta AI.

   • There are a few workarounds to keep your information away from Meta AI:
     • The best way to ensure your data won't be used to train Meta AI is to set your profile to private. The downsides to this are that your past public data is still fair game, and if someone shares your data publicly, it can be used by Meta AI.
     • Another workaround that may or may not work is to submit a Data Subject Rights form to Meta. To do this, go to this form and fill it out with as much information as you can or want to provide. Filling out this form may or may not help, as Facebook uses local jurisdiction to make a decision for each request, and your data isn't protected as strictly in the US.
2. 
   2
   Europe Open the Meta Privacy Center on Facebook, then go to Data settings > Off-Facebook activity > Manage your data, then turn off data sharing and A.I. model training.

   • Go to Meta's opt out form. In the Manage your data menu, click on G.D.P.R. settings > Exercise my rights.
   • Fill out the form with your information. In the section where Meta asks why their data processing affects you, write that you are exercising your right under data protection laws to object.
   • Submit the form. You should get an email a few moments after submitting the form to confirm that your request was successful.
3. 
   3
   Elsewhere Check the privacy center on Facebook. Each country or region will have different data protection laws. To see if you are able to opt out of Meta AI on Facebook where you live, go to the privacy center in the Facebook app to see if you're eligible to object to your data being scraped for AI.

   • To get to the privacy center, go to your profile, tap the three-line button in the upper-right corner, then scroll down to find Privacy Center.
   • If you cannot opt out of Meta AI, consider following the workarounds above to keep your data away from Meta AI.
Advertisement

Section 3 of 3:

Disabling Meta AI Comment Summaries

Download Article

1. 
   1
   Open Facebook's settings on the website. To do this, click your profile picture in the upper-right corner, then click Settings & privacy > Settings.
2. 
   2
   Navigate to Audience & visibility > Posts. All of your post settings will appear in this menu.
3. 
   3
   Toggle off Show comment summaries on posts. This will disable the Meta AI comment summaries on posts on the website and on the app.

   • Looking for more tips and tricks? Check out what wikiHow users are saying on the "Meta AI is driving me nuts. How do I stop it?" forum.
Advertisement

Expert Q&A

Search

Add New Question

Ask a Question

200 characters left

Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered.

Submit

Advertisement

Tips

Submit a Tip

All tip submissions are carefully reviewed before being published

Name

Please provide your name and last initial

Submit

Thanks for submitting a tip for review!