{
  "id": 11998188,
  "title": "Remove and Disable Apple Macos27 AI Models Tool",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/remove-and-disable-apple-macos27-ai-models-tool",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-04T19:42:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hacker News",
    "slug": "hacker-news",
    "url": "https://github.com/omlahore/RemoveMacAI"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple has introduced a new tool called RemoveMacAI that enables users to disable Apple Intelligence features and remove downloaded models on macOS 27. This process allows for complete control over the AI capabilities of the operating system.\n\nTo use RemoveMacAI, simply run the script, which will download the latest release, verify its SHA-256 checksum, and run it from a temporary directory. The script makes no network requests and collects no data, ensuring user privacy.\n\nOnce executed, RemoveMacAI will turn off Apple Intelligence features such as Siri (including Hey Siri and the menu bar icon), Writing Tools, Genmoji, Image Playground, ChatGPT extension, and various summary and prediction functionalities in Mail, Messages, Safari, Notes, and notifications. Additionally, it removes models for image generation, Genmoji, Spatial Photos, Photos Clean Up, and Xcode code completion. However, dictation functionality remains unaffected, as it operates on a separate setting with its own speech models.\n\nIt's important to note that the changes made by RemoveMacAI persist across macOS updates. Even after the removal of models, they still appear in the storage settings under Apple Intelligence, and the system will keep counting them until the files are deleted by macOS at its own schedule. The process name \"Siri\" remains running, as it is protected by System Integrity Protection, and some system services continue to operate.\n\nTo revert the changes made by RemoveMacAI, users can simply run the \"removemacai revert\" command. If the tool was installed using Homebrew, they can then uninstall it by running \"brew uninstall removemacai\". RemoveMacAI is built on top of a complete working tool called pared, developed by 4evy, which maps the asset service, model sets, and various settings keys. Its license can be found in the THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md file. By using RemoveMacAI, users can easily regain disk space previously occupied by Apple Intelligence features and models.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}