Deactivate an AI specialist in the legacy AI Agent Studio

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title: Deactivate an AI specialist in the legacy AI Agent Studio
description: Deactivate an AI specialist in the legacy AI Agent Studio so that it no longer acts on records and lists.
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release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-10-13"
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keywords: [deactivate AI specialist, turn off AI specialist, disable AI specialist]
breadcrumb: [Use in the legacy AI Agent Studio, Use, Autonomous Workforce, AI Agent Studio \(legacy\), AI agents and agentic workflows, Enable AI Experiences]
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# Deactivate an AI specialist inthe legacy AI Agent Studio

Deactivate an AI specialist inthe legacy AI Agent Studio so that it no longer acts on records and lists.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_aia.admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **AI Agent Studio** > **Create and manage**.

2.  In the **AI specialists** tab, select the AI specialist you want to deactivate.

3.  Select the more options button \[Omitted image "Form\_MoreOptions.png"\] Alt text: to open the drop-down menu.

4.  Select **Deactivate**.


## Result

Your AI specialist is turned off.

## What to do next

You can make changes to your AI specialist, such as [changing the profile](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/intelligent-experiences/modify-aiw-profile.md) or [modifying the tasks](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/intelligent-experiences/modify-aiw-tasks.md), to affect its behavior. Once you have made edits, you can [preview the AI specialist](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/intelligent-experiences/test-aiw-ais.md) and [reactivate it](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/intelligent-experiences/manage-aiw-access.md) later.