RemoveMacAI turns off Apple Intelligence and clears local models
What happened
On October 5, Hacker News reported on RemoveMacAI, a tool that turns off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27, removes already downloaded models and blocks them from downloading again, with all changes reversible. It works through a user-approved configuration profile and Apple's resource service, keeping System Integrity Protection enabled. Turning off the feature and removing models disables app functions that rely on on-device models. macOS schedules the actual file deletion, so the tool does not free the space itself.
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- Hacker News front pageTurn off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and get its disk space back
RemoveMacAI 可关闭 macOS 27 的 Apple Intelligence、移除已下载模型并阻止重新下载，所有更改均可撤销。工具通过用户批准的配置描述文件和 Apple 的资源服务操作，保持 System Integrity Protection 启用，但会停用依赖设备端模型的应用功能，模型文件实际删除由 macOS 自行调度。
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