Fuck

The ONLY LLM stuff they've considered adding is ENTIRELY OPT-IN stuff for tidying your browser, and you wouldn't see a whiff of it if you didn't want to. They haven't done it yet and may end up not doing it at all, but imo it doesn't sound nearly as intrusive and gross as what Firefox's been doing without asking, even though I'd likely never use it.

I've been working on migrating my data and extensions over to Zen, and everything seems to work about the same. The only thing that's really taking getting used to is the tab list is on the side of the window vertically rather than at the top of the window horizontally.

HOW TO TURN OFF GOOGLE AI in GMAIL:

Open Gmail in your browser

Click on the Gear Icon ⚙️ in the upper right

In the General Tab, scroll down to "Smart Features" and UNCHECK THE BOX. It is about halfway down.

Then, right below that is Google Workspace smart features. Click on the "Manage Workspace Smart Features" and make sure both toggles are OFF

(yes, these are actually my own screenshots, I am in tears laughing)

DO YOUR ANIMAL EXPERTS HAVE TO UNTANGLE THE JELLYFISH