Apple forcibly installs Apple Intelligence in macOS

After updating to macOS 27 users faced the automatic installation of Apple Intelligence, despite previously set restrictions on the use of AI features. The system ignores privacy settings, forcibly activating data collection and integration with Siri. The installed package of features occupies 22.28 GB of disk space. In the current version of the OS, there is no software switch that would allow you to completely deactivate or remove AI components after their automatic download. Attempts to disable services through system settings do not lead to the release of occupied space on the drive. This incident caused a discussion on the Lobste.rs platform, where users confirmed the impossibility of refusing imposed functions. The technical implementation of the update implies the mandatory presence of local models for Siri to work, which makes them an integral part of the system partition. Changes in Apple's update policy limit user control over local system resources. The forced installation of large AI models without choice creates a precedent where the operating system forcibly uses the device's hardware resources to work with proprietary generative tools.