Apple Intelligence’s first set of features included tools we’re pretty familiar with, like glowing gradients to indicate the presence of AI, the ability to change the tone of an email, and a photo clean-up tool that lets AI eliminate distractions.

To opt out of Apple Intelligence and go back to the standard, AI-less experience, navigate to Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri and flip off the Apple Intelligence toggle at the top of the page.

Apple has kicked off iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and MacOS 15.3 with one significant change affecting AI. Since its debut, Apple Intelligence has required the extra step of actually turning it on or opting in. But with the new versions, Apple's AI feature is enabled by default for eliglble devices.