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How to turn off AI in your Google Docs

TechCrunch AI · Jun 18, 2026, 1:23 AM

Key takeaways

  • It happened to me: I opened a Google Doc to write an article, and I was immediately confronted with a text box inviting me to write with Gemini.
  • Now, instead of writing the article I m supposed to be working on, I am writing about how to get the AI pop-ups off of your Google Docs screen, since it took me some time to figure out.
  • The first fix is pretty straightforward:

Why this matters: a development in AI with implications for how people work, create, and decide.

It happened to me: I opened a Google Doc to write an article, and I was immediately confronted with a text box inviting me to write with Gemini. I looked for some button to swipe away the garish AI display, but I could not find it. It made me mad.

Now, instead of writing the article I m supposed to be working on, I am writing about how to get the AI pop-ups off of your Google Docs screen, since it took me some time to figure out. You re welcome.

The first fix is pretty straightforward:

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