If you’re a Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram or other Meta app user, you’ve probably seen Meta AI forced on you at one point or another. It might be useful on some occasions, but sometimes you don’t need AI to get you where you’re looking to go.

We’re in the age that AI is unavoidable, and Meta knows that, which is why you can’t disable Meta AI within its most popular apps, like Facebook and Instagram. If you’re strong-willed, you can just try to avoid it completely, but those who want to be rid of it will be disappointed, as you can only mute it. 

If you’re looking to soften AI’s presence on Instagram, Facebook or WhatsApp, follow along.

How to mute Meta AI in Instagram

Even if you’ve never messaged Meta AI on Instagram, you can mute the chat so you never have to.

On the Instagram app:

• Tap on the Messenger icon
• Tap the new message icon
• Meta AI will likely appear in the “suggested” section, but you can search for it otherwise
• Open the chat with Meta AI and tap the “i” icon at the top right
• Tap Mute
• Toggle Mute Messages and “until I change it”
• Tap Hide Message Previews for good measure

How to mute Meta AI in Facebook

Meta AI isn’t just in Facebook’s search bar — it’s also scanning comments to generate summaries, giving people the gist of a conversation without reading through every reply.

Here’s how to turn off AI comment summaries on your posts:

• Click your profile picture (on web) or menu on the bottom right (for mobile)
• Tap or Click Settings & Privacy
• Tap or Click Settings
• Scroll to the Audience and Visibility section
• Tap or Click Posts
• Toggle Allow comment summaries on your posts to off

How to Mute Meta AI in Facebook Messenger:

• From Facebook app, tap the Messenger icon
• Tap the search bar
• Tap the blue and purple Meta AI icon to open the chat
• Tap the “i” icon at the top right
• Tap Mute

Turning off comment summaries and the Meta AI chat will automatically apply to both mobile and web, so you won’t need to do this more than once. 

Hot to mute Meta AI in WhatsApp

WhatsApp users looking to mute Meta AI will essentially need to do the same as above, but will first need to start a chat with it. 

• Open Whatsapp
• Tap the Meta AI icon at the top
• Type something in the chat — anything, and send it
• Go back to view all of your chats
• Swipe the Meta AI conversation to the left and tap More
• Tap Mute
• Tap Always from the menu that appears

If you change your mind and want Meta AI to join you in these apps, you’ll just need to unmute the conversations to check it out again.