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Turn off and restrict access to Apple Intelligence features on Mac

353 points · 223 comments · alwillis

VCFundedGenYer · 1790017285 · focus · HN ↗
I want the disk space taken from the models back.
I will never touch this garbage and would rather use the disk space I purchased to be used for my purposes, not the industry's pointless fad bubble endeavors.
1. thedanbob · 1790070424 · focus · HN ↗
  I followed this guide[0] (with hints from this issue[1]) to recover 16+ GB. It's ridiculous that one has to go to such lengths, but I was not willing to give up 16% of my free space for models I will never use.
  [0] <a href="https://github.com/tejyash/delete-apple-intelligence-macos" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/tejyash/delete-apple-intelligence-macos [1] <a href="https://github.com/tejyash/delete-apple-intelligence-macos/issues/5" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/tejyash/delete-apple-intelligence-macos/i...
  1. m4rtink · 1790078953 · focus · HN ↗
    Yeah, this is bad for all kinds of reasons:
    - opt-in without user consent
    - on already traditionally overpriced Apple hardware
    - storage being overpriced to insane levels on top due to the AI bubble
    - apple hardware being impossible to upgrade by the user to higher amount of storage due to chips soldered on or artificial limitations on what storage can be installed

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