diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 9c73f53..2cec577 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@
       ai += `This would represent entirely new interest income for your community at no additional risk.`;
     }
 
-    // ── AI recommendation — call server; fall back to client-side text ──
+    // ── AI recommendation — call server to generate & save to DB (not displayed) ──
     try {
-      const aiRes = await fetch('/api/calculate', {
+      await fetch('/api/calculate', {
         method:  'POST',
         headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
         body:    JSON.stringify({
@@ -140,15 +140,7 @@
           totalPotential, opInterest, resInterest,
         }),
       });
-      if (aiRes.ok) {
-        const { recommendation } = await aiRes.json();
-        document.getElementById('calcAiText').textContent = recommendation;
-      } else {
-        document.getElementById('calcAiText').textContent = ai;
-      }
-    } catch (_) {
-      document.getElementById('calcAiText').textContent = ai;
-    }
+    } catch (_) { /* best-effort — DB save failed silently */ }
 
     // ── Animate the main number ──
     animateValue(document.getElementById('resultAmount'), 0, totalPotential);
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 5d96657..374cae8 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -532,10 +532,8 @@
           </div>
         </div>
 
-        <div class="calc-ai-bubble">
-          <span class="ai-label">✦ HOA LedgerIQ AI Estimate</span>
-          <p id="calcAiText"></p>
-        </div>
+        <!-- AI text captured to DB only — not displayed -->
+        <p id="calcAiText" style="display:none"></p>
 
         <div class="calc-refine-blurb">
           <span class="calc-refine-icon">⚙</span>