Apple deleted the off switch for its AI in the new macOS.
macOS 27 shipped this month without the setting that turns Apple Intelligence off. Users who had already switched it off found it running again after the upgrade. A Screen Time restriction only hides the menus, and Apple has not explained the change.
Why it mattersThe model files take up gigabytes on a drive you paid Apple for. If you want AI out of your computer, that is no longer your call.
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