Calling these features “opt-in” is gaslighting.

Opt-in vs Opt-out: my plan is to introduce AI-backed features as a “preview” on a strictly opt-in basis in 26.10. In subsequent releases, my plan is to have a step in the initial setup wizard that allows the user to choose whether or not they’d like the AI-native features enabled. Because of the size of most LLMs, we simply couldn’t ship them in the installer anyway, so opting out at first run is simple: they just won’t be there .

it's not gaslighting, you just didn't comprehend what you read, then quoted them saying the exact opposite of what they said.

“you can easily remove the Snaps from your install” is an opt-out mechanism.

Because of the size of most LLMs, we simply couldn’t ship them in the installer anyway, so opting out at first run is simple: they just won’t be there.

if you have to click a button to download the software, that's not opt-out. that's going out of your way to download something that doesn't ship with the product you're installing. now, I didn't bother reading the article, I'm just taking your word that they said that. but it was written in your comment, so I don't think there's any good reason why you wouldn't know what you put there. and it makes sense that it would be opt-in, you're talking about models that are twice as big as the rest of the OS.