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The Old Reader
News and RSS readersSimple RSS reader with no AI features listed
No generative AI features found. Checked 26 Oct 2026 (The Old Reader product tour)
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Alternative to Feedly
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NewsBlur
RSS reader with optional AI features you can switch off
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AI check
AI optional or can be switched off. Checked 26 Oct 2026
| Label | AI optional or can be switched off |
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| Plan or version checked | NewsBlur web: Ask AI (Jan 2026) + Daily Briefing (Mar 2026); Premium Archive / Premium Pro |
| Evidence | blog.newsblur.com/2026/01/16/ask-ai · blog.newsblur.com/2026/03/25/daily-briefing · forum.newsblur.com/t/enable-daily-briefings-doesnt-work/13540 · forum.newsblur.com/t/daily-briefing-not-in-sidebar/13546 |
| Re-check due | 24 Jan 2027 |
NewsBlur has “Ask AI” (summaries and answers using Claude, GPT, Gemini or Grok) and an AI-written Daily Briefing. Ask AI can be hidden: Manage → Preferences → Stories → “Show Ask AI button”. The Daily Briefing is switched on by default but can be switched off: NewsBlur's founder says on NewsBlur's own forum to use Manage → Preferences → Daily Briefing, and that an explicit “disabled” choice is respected. We read the maker's own pages; we didn't install the app for this check.
Apps change, so NewsBlur may add AI features after our check. Report a change · What we count as generative AI
NewsBlur is a news and RSS reader with training filters to show stories you like. It has AI features (Ask AI and the Daily Briefing) that can be switched off.