diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectController.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectController.js
index ac8d5563cb..4682372fb5 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectController.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectController.js
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ const PublicAccessLevels = require('../Authorization/PublicAccessLevels')
 const TagsHandler = require('../Tags/TagsHandler')
 const TutorialHandler = require('../Tutorial/TutorialHandler')
 const UserUpdater = require('../User/UserUpdater')
+const { checkUserPermissions } =
+  require('../Authorization/PermissionsManager').promises
 
 /**
  * @typedef {import("./types").GetProjectsRequest} GetProjectsRequest
@@ -596,10 +598,19 @@ const _ProjectController = {
         !showPersonalAccessToken &&
         splitTestAssignments['personal-access-token'].variant === 'enabled' // `?personal-access-token=enabled`
 
+      let canUseAi
+      try {
+        await checkUserPermissions(user, ['use-ai'])
+        canUseAi = true
+      } catch (err) {
+        canUseAi = false
+      }
+
       const showAiErrorAssistant =
         userId &&
         Features.hasFeature('saas') &&
-        (user.features?.aiErrorAssistant || user.alphaProgram) &&
+        user.features?.aiErrorAssistant &&
+        canUseAi &&
         (privilegeLevel === PrivilegeLevels.READ_AND_WRITE ||
           privilegeLevel === PrivilegeLevels.OWNER)
 
diff --git a/services/web/app/src/router.js b/services/web/app/src/router.js
index f1c876d26b..5c8f090d6c 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/router.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/router.js
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ function initialize(webRouter, privateApiRouter, publicApiRouter) {
       RateLimiterMiddleware.rateLimit(openProjectRateLimiter, {
         params: ['Project_id'],
       }),
+      PermissionsController.useCapabilities(),
       AuthorizationMiddleware.ensureUserCanReadProject,
       ProjectController.loadEditor
     )
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/features/settings/components/labs-program-section.tsx b/services/web/frontend/js/features/settings/components/labs-program-section.tsx
index cace463ddf..2420a68e7c 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/features/settings/components/labs-program-section.tsx
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/features/settings/components/labs-program-section.tsx
@@ -3,12 +3,7 @@ import { useUserContext } from '../../../shared/context/user-context'
 
 function LabsProgramSection() {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
-  const { labsProgram, alphaProgram } = useUserContext()
-
-  // keeping alpha only as we test AI experiment in preparation for general labs release
-  if (!alphaProgram) {
-    return null
-  }
+  const { labsProgram } = useUserContext()
 
   const labsStatusText = labsProgram
     ? t('youre_a_member_of_overleaf_labs')