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Ubuntu's "AI Kill Switch" Is Achieved By Removing Snaps, Initially Opt-In

Following yesterday's polarizing news of Canonical to begin shipping AI features in Ubuntu Linux over the course of the next year, Jon Seager as the VP of Engineering at Canonical has now provided some clarifications around their AI plans.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/d5f00b89-37c9-435c-9efb-69fd66b4e455/ubuntu-s-ai-kill-switch-is-achieved-by-removing-snaps-initially-opt-in-phoronixRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 00:13:15 GMTWed, 29 Apr 2026 17:02:14 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Ubuntu's "AI Kill Switch" Is Achieved By Removing Snaps, Initially Opt-In - Phoronix on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:51:47 GMT]]>@elfin @jbz
Yeah. Snap is an issue, not a feature.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://unredacted.social/ap/users/116286928216661697/statuses/116489971808107054https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://unredacted.social/ap/users/116286928216661697/statuses/116489971808107054Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:51:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ubuntu's "AI Kill Switch" Is Achieved By Removing Snaps, Initially Opt-In - Phoronix on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:41:51 GMT]]>@jbz I remove snapd *immediately*. Fixes a bunch of problems instantly.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/elfin/statuses/116489224977099412https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/elfin/statuses/116489224977099412Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:41:51 GMT