LibreOffice declares no AI a feature

The Document Foundation, the nonprofit behind LibreOffice, announced it will not add AI to its software for the foreseeable future, calling the absence of generative AI a deliberate design position. The organization cited data privacy concerns, noting that AI tools typically require user data to be uploaded to remote servers beyond user control. LibreOffice said no current AI integration meets its requirements, including keeping data on-device and avoiding reliance on a single provider. Users can still access AI via optional extensions. The decision bucks a broad industry trend of embedding AI into software by default.