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RemoveMacAI turns off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and deletes its models

A developer released RemoveMacAI, a free command-line tool that disables Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and deletes roughly 12 GB of downloaded AI models, requiring a Mac with Apple silicon. macOS 27 lacks a switch for Apple Intelligence and leaves the models on disk after the features are turned off, so the tool also stops macOS from re-downloading them.

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A developer has released RemoveMacAI, a free command-line tool that turns off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and deletes about 12 GB of downloaded AI models. It requires a Mac with Apple silicon. macOS 27 doesn’t have a switch for Apple Intelligence, and the models stay on disk after you disable the features. If that matches your machine, you are holding 12 GB for software you switched off. The tool also stops macOS from down … More

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