{
  "id": 13453062,
  "title": "Mac Users Are Nuking Every Trace of Apple AI on Their Machines",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/mac-users-are-nuking-every-trace-of-apple-ai-on-their-machines",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-10T16:02:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Futurism",
    "slug": "futurism",
    "url": "https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mac-users-nuking-every-trace-of-apple-ai"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple's AI features have not impressed users, especially in light of macOS 27's decision to disable a setting that would allow users to disable and delete Apple Intelligence. This has ignited a response from Mac users, who have created an open-source tool called RemoveMacAI to eliminate every trace of Apple AI from their machines. The tool removes Siri, Writing Tools, Genmoji, Image Playground, and the ChatGPT Extension, and prevents these features from being downloaded again. Many Mac users agree that Apple's AI features are impractical and take up significant storage space. RemoveMacAI could save users around 12 GB of storage, but some installations reportedly consume up to 35 GB. The tool's GitHub repository has gained nearly 2,000 stars and sparked numerous forks, indicating a strong demand. Reddit users praised the project but lamented the necessity of debloating macOS.",
  "summary": "Sayonara useless AI features, and hello disk space. The post Mac Users Are Nuking Every Trace of Apple AI on Their Machines appeared first on Futurism .",
  "key_points": [
    "Open-source tool RemoveMacAI created to delete Apple AI features",
    "Eliminates Siri, Writing Tools, Genmoji, Image Playground, and ChatGPT Extension",
    "Saves users up to 12 GB of storage, with some installations using 35 GB"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}