Ubuntu's AI Plan: Snap-Delivered, Opt-In Features with Local Inference

Canonical says Ubuntu's upcoming AI features will be delivered via Snap packages and start as a strictly opt-in preview in 26.10, with no global AI kill switch—users can disable AI by removing the relevant Snaps; future releases will add a setup wizard to select preferred AI features, all using local inference rather than cloud services, with examples like text-to-speech and camera focus, and some code may be authored with AI.