[reaperducer]

I find it offensive to have any generative AI code on my computer.

Settings → Apple Intelligence and Siri → toggle Apple Intelligence off.

It's not enabled by default. But in case you accidentally turned it on, turning it off gets you a bunch of disk space back as the AI stuff is removed from the OS.

Some people are just looking for a reason to be offended.

[zapzupnz]

The theatrics of being *forced* to use completely optional, opt-in features has been a staple of discussions regarding Apple for years.

Every year, macOS and iPadOS look superficially more and more similar, but they remain distinct in their interfaces, features, etc. But the past 15 years have been "we'll be *forced* to only use Apple-vetted software, just like the App Store!"

And yeah, the Gatekeeper mechanism got less straight-forward to get around in macOS 15, but … I don't know, someone will shoot me down for this, but it's been a long 15 years to be an Apple user with all that noise going on around you from people who really don't have the first clue what they're talking about — and on HN, no less.

They can come back to me when what they say actually happens. Until then, fifteen dang years.

[vouaobrasil]

Not forced to use, forced to download and waste 2GB of disk space.

[reaperducer]

I presume you're talking about Apple Intelligence.

It's not forced. It's completely optional. It has to be downloaded.

And if you activate it, then change your mind, you get the disk space back when you turn it off.

[vouaobrasil]

I have a limited connection, and don't want to update my computer with AI garbage.

[reaperducer]

So don't. You have to tell the computer to download Apple Intelligence. It doesn't just happen on its own.

Just don't push the Yes button when it offers.

[vouaobrasil]

Well, I thought it came with the OS update, so I guess I was mistaken then.