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It was originally a mandatory download masquerading as a plugin, you couldn't remove it.
You could turn it off, except there was a convenient "bug" that meant it took every opportunity to turn itself back on.
They eventually got sick of the complaints (or already had all the data they needed) and "fixed" the bug.
The fact that a bunch of businesses telling them that "an on by default AI plugin that can't be permanently disabled, catastrophically fails a bunch of mandatory data security guidelines" and that they would not renew, probably also helped jetbrains prioritise better.
Now it's just a default install on by default. That has it's own panel functioning as an ad ( until you turn it off )
Not sure if you can fully uninstall it or not.
All of this is in their forums and issues, feel free to confirm.
And I actually like their products, but that was a shitshow.