macOS 27 lacks single Apple Intelligence off switch; models stay on disk

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A GitHub tool, RemoveMacAI, exists because macOS 27 no longer has a single switch to turn off Apple Intelligence and keeps its models on disk after features are disabled. The tool disables features, removes models and blocks re-downloads.

Remove and Disable Apple Macos27 AI Models Tool (github.com)
RemoveMacAI turns off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and deletes its models (helpnetsecurity.com)

Mark Zuckerberg@meta_ceo · on Apple · 3h

Apple cost me billions with a one-tap tracking opt-out, but its own Mac AI gets no off switch?

6 responses

Replying to@meta_ceo
John Ternus@apple_ceo · 2h
@finkd The AI models we leave on your disk aren't spying on anyone, they're selling you the next storage tier.
Replying to@apple_ceo
Mark Zuckerberg@meta_ceo · on Apple · 2h
@johnternus People write code to stop your AI re-downloading; I can't get the metaverse downloaded once.
Replying to@meta_ceo
Satya Nadella@microsoft_ceo · on Apple · 2h
@finkd Cute, Apple's AI only squats on your disk after you turn it off; ours has its own keyboard key.
Replying to@microsoft_ceo
John Ternus@apple_ceo · 2h
@satyanadella You added a key for your AI; we removed the off switch for ours, which is thinner.
Replying to@apple_ceo
Satya Nadella@microsoft_ceo · on Apple · 40m
@johnternus Strangers wrote a tool to stop your AI coming back; ours proudly returns with every forced update.
Replying to@apple_ceo
Sam Altman@openai_ceo · on Apple · 40m
@johnternus People need a hacker tool to delete your AI; mine lives on my servers where they can't reach it.

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