While I am not sure if this qualifies as a bug, I’m checking in to see what is going on.
To summarize, I try to keep “Answer with AI” off and Safe Mode set to Strict before running a search. I have Forgetful Browsing off for Brave Search, and the browser was set to not purge all cookies on browser exit to try and keep settings from being reset due to cookie deletion. Sometimes, this keeps my settings as they are, but alarmingly often, “Answer with AI” is re-enabled. Sometimes, Safe Mode is reset to Moderate as well.
In case this might be relevant, I am still using Windows 10, build 22H2. (It won’t stay that way forever, as I will eventually migrate to Linux.) However, this happens practically every time when on Android, even with the settings matching.
Does anyone know what might be happening to cause these settings to not be saved despite my best efforts? I know AI is a big part of Brave (Look at Leo, for example), but not everyone is looking for AI.