Ask HN: Is it impossible to disable Siri on macOS 27?
macOS 27 user asks community if Siri and Apple Intelligence can be fully disabled despite multiple attempts.
A Hacker News user is asking whether it is possible to completely disable Siri and Apple Intelligence on macOS 27. The user reports that despite disabling Siri in Settings, disabling Screen Time extensions, and running debloat scripts, a 'Siri AI.app' process still appears in Activity Monitor. The poster draws comparisons to Microsoft's Recall feature and questions whether these AI features can be fully disabled for privacy reasons.
- User reports inability to fully disable Siri on macOS 27 despite multiple attempts.
- Siri AI.app process continues running even after disabling Siri in Settings.
- Poster compares Apple's features to Microsoft's Recall privacy concerns.
- Community discussion asks if complete disabling is technically possible.
- Question relates to user privacy and operating system telemetry controls.
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I disabled Siri in the Settings app, and then further disabled Siri and its extensions in Settings > Screen Time.
Next, I disabled all Siri-related and Apple Intelligence-related services as per https://github.com/OleksandrKrupko/mac-os-debloat
But after restarting, I could still see a "Siri" process running in Activity Monitor. Upon further inspection, I found that it is the "Siri AI.app".
These "features", together with Apple's Personal Context sound very similar to Microsoft's Recall.
Does anyone have the same experience? Is it really impossible to fully turn off Siri, Siri AI, Apple Intelligence and all related services and features on macOS 27?
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