An open-source tool lets you delete 12GB of Apple Intelligence data on macOS

The open-source tool RemoveMacAI lets macOS users delete the 12GB of on-disk Apple Intelligence foundation models and block their background redownload, according to The Verge. The tool targets local Apple Intelligence models that consume 12GB of storage even when the features are disabled, giving engineering teams provisioning macOS development machines or CI runners a programmatic way to reclaim disk space and eliminate background AI processes, though it breaks workflows dependent on native system-level LLM integrations.

Hacker News https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1004672/mac-delete-apple-intelligence-ai-tool An open-source tool lets you delete 12GB of Apple Intelligence data on macOS Which summary reads better? Pick one — models revealed after.Both summaries are AI-generated. Local Apple Intelligence foundation models consume 12GB of storage on macOS even when disabled, but the new open-source RemoveMacAI tool now allows developers to completely purge these models and block their background redownloads. For engineering teams provisioning macOS development machines or CI runners, this provides a programmatic way to reclaim disk space and eliminate background AI processes, though it will break any workflows dependent on native system-level LLM integrations. RemoveMacAI allows for the deletion of 12GB of on-disk Apple Intelligence foundation models and the blocking of their redownload. This enables recovery of significant local storage on macOS deployments where AI features are disabled or restricted.