I said no and Apple said yes
- ID
- 27205
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 22 Sep 2026, 4:04 PM
- Fetched
- 24 Sep 2026, 4:22 AM
- Provider
- Hacker News
- Category
- dev-community
- Original URL
- https://dbushell.com/2026/09/22/apple-intelligence/
- Source URL
- https://hnrss.org/best
Summary
- Score
- 4.5
- Created
- 24 Sep 2026, 4:25 AM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersvibe_coders
What happened
David Bushell reports that macOS 27 removed the opt-out switch for Apple Intelligence that existed in macOS 15, re-enabling AI features despite his explicit prior settings. Apple Intelligence now occupies 22.28 GB of disk space, and multiple Siri processes remain unkillable even after disabling Siri. Workaround settings are buried under Screen Time parental controls, which only hide UI rather than disable the underlying features.
Why it matters
If you ship Mac apps or manage Mac fleets, macOS 27 silently overrides prior Apple Intelligence opt-out preferences on upgrade, consuming ~22 GB of disk and running background processes you cannot fully kill. Test your deployment images and disk budgets accordingly; do not assume prior privacy settings persist across major upgrades.
Discussion angle
How do you handle OS-level AI features that ignore user opt-out when provisioning developer machines or CI runners — is the 22 GB footprint and unkillable background processes a practical problem for your workflows?