In this guide, we will show you the detailed steps to remove Apple Intelligence from macOS. Many OEMs have jumped ships over to the AI bandwagon and the Cupertino giant is the latest one to join this frame. Dubbed Apple Intelligence [surprise surprise!], it beholds a slew of intriguing features up its sleeves, though it is still yet to catch up with the likes of Open AI and Gemini. However, in spite of all the goodies that it has to offer, not everyone is still ready to welcome abode AI into their daily workflow. And that is completely understandable.
Moreover, the fact that it tends to take a considerable amount of storage space only makes the matter worse. So can’t you just simply uninstall it? Well, you can, but the process has been extremely complicated by the OEMs as they want you, the userbase, to remain confined to their AI, and that is the case with the offering from Apple as well. But fret not. In this guide, we will list out the detailed instructions using which you can remove Apple Intelligence from macOS. Follow along.
How to Remove Apple Intelligence from macOS
Do note that the process involves temporarily disabling one of Apple’s security mechanisms, System Integrity Protection [you can re-enable it later once the process is complete]. So only proceed ahead if that’s well and good. Droidwin and its members wouldn’t be held responsible in case of a thermonuclear war, your alarm doesn’t wake you up, or if anything happens to your device and data by performing the below steps.
- Launch System Settings and turn off the Apple Intelligence.
- Now restart your Mac and hold Command + R during boot.
- From the macOS Utilities section, go to Utilities > Terminal.
- Then type in the below command to disable SIP:
csrutil disable
- Now go back to Recovery and open Disk Utility from Utilities.
- Then right-click on Macintosh HD – Data and select Mount.
- Now close Disk Utility and reopen Terminal.
- Then type in the below command to remove the AI files:
rm -rf /Volumes/Data/System/Library/AssetsV2/com_apple_MobileAsset_UAF_FM_GenerativeModels
- Again boot your Mac to Recovery Mode, open Terminal, and type:
csrutil enable
- This will restart SIP. Finally, restart Mac and the task stands complete.
That’s it. These were the steps to remove Apple Intelligence from your macOS. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution as soon as possible.
