Something’s off.A report says that disabling Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 may not remove its underlying AI models from a Mac’s storage. An open-source command-line tool, RemoveMacAI, is said to switch off several Apple AI features, delete the installed models, and prevent them from downloading again.
Its developer reportedly estimates the models use about 12GB. The report also says one MacBook Air listed Apple Intelligence as using 35.05GB, suggesting the storage involved may vary. The tool is claimed to offer a revert command to re-enable the features and permit the models to download again.
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