Is there any way to permanently disable AI captions as a user?

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I know there’s a checkbox in my preferences, and I always keep it unchecked. I confirmed it’s saved - it even stays that way after a reload:

× The image shows a settings or options section related to AI functionality, with the options "Enable auto caption" and a “Save Changes” button. (Captioned by AI)
× The image shows a settings or options section related to AI functionality, with the options "Enable auto caption" and a “Save Changes” button. (Captioned by AI)226×174 3.68 KB

However, I keep being asked again whether I want to enable captions - whenever I log in and create a post containing an image. So I have to click “Don’t ask again” after every login. That can be several times a day. I expected “don’t ask again” to last a little longer than that. It’s a bit like someone trying to sell you the same thing every time you meet.

A notification asking if you would like to enable automatic captions on image uploads. (Captioned by AI)
A notification asking if you would like to enable automatic captions on image uploads. (Captioned by AI)1021×411 93 KB

Sometimes it’s even worse; captions seem to be enabled without asking me at all. I am not sure how that happens, but they were enabled more than once over the past few weeks - even though I always say no whenever I see the modal.

Can we teach AI-captions to accept that a no is a no?

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This is somewhere between bug and feature request, @Falco / @keegan

Our plan is to evict captions from markdown and layer them on, optionally and clearly afterwards to help with search and vision impaired users.

In the interim, yes you should certainly be able to permanently disable.

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