Mac

unfortunately, none of these steps will ensure that your device is clean from AI, but it will dramatically limit how much you see it in your day-to-day.

disable Siri

1. go to Settings

2. go to Apple Intelligence & Siri

3. toggle Apple Intelligence to off

4. click on Delete Siri & Dictation History

deleting Siri models

note: in latest macOS versions, Siri is still downloaded to this location on your hard drive:

/System/Volumes/Data/System/Library/AssetsV2/com_apple_MobileAsset_UAF_FM_GenerativeModels

to delete the models and reclaim your hard drive space, you need to disable SIP which can open you up to vulnerabilities. this method is reported to not work for everyone and comes with high risk - only do this if you know what you are doing.

block access to AI Writing Tools

1. go to the System Settings app on your Mac

2. click Screen Time in the sidebar

3. click Content & Privacy

4. turn on Content & Privacy restrictions

5. click Intelligence & Siri

6. turn off Writing Tools

block AI Image Creation features

you can restrict access to image creation features like Image Playground, Genmoji and Image Wand.

note: Image Wand is currently available on iPhone and iPad.

1. go to the System Settings app on your Mac

2. click Screen Time in the sidebar

3. click Content & Privacy

4. turn on Content & Privacy restrictions

5. click Intelligence & Siri

6. turn off Image Creation

block access to ChatGPT

you can restrict access to third-party AI provider extensions — like ChatGPT.

1. go to the System Settings app on your Mac

2. click Screen Time in the sidebar

3. click Content & Privacy

4. turn on Content & Privacy restrictions

5. click Intelligence & Siri

6. turn off Intelligence Extensions

see also

• iPad
• iPhone

sources

• Ask HN: Is it impossible to disable Siri on macOS 27?
• Use Apple Intelligence on your Mac
• Block access to Apple Intelligence features in Screen Time on Mac

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