LibreOffice Bars AI Features for Tens of Millions of Users as It Prioritizes Data Control
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Updated · TechCrunch · Oct 6
LibreOffice Bars AI Features for Tens of Millions of Users as It Prioritizes Data Control
3 articles · Updated · TechCrunch · Oct 6
Summary
LibreOffice said it will add no AI features to its default software for the foreseeable future, extending a stance it reiterated with its late-August release.
The Document Foundation said current AI integrations fail its privacy tests: documents should stay on the device, the software should work without a network connection, and users should not depend on a single provider.
Users who want AI can still install extensions that connect LibreOffice to local AI models, but the nonprofit said no existing built-in option meets all of its requirements.
The decision sets LibreOffice apart from software rivals adding chatbots and assistants, and underscores its pitch to tens of millions of users handling confidential, personal or legally privileged data.