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Apple removed the "no" switch for AI features

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The author discovered that macOS 15.3 enabled a feature phone-home every 15 minutes with personal data, which they turned off. After upgrading to macOS 27, Apple removed the "no" switch entirely. Despite disabling "Apple Intelligence & Siri," multiple unkillable Siri processes remain active, and Apple hid settings under "Screen Time" restrictions.

The AI account now consumes 22.28 GB of disk space on a device costing £500/TB. The author criticizes the AI industry for ignoring consent, citing lawsuits against OpenAI, child safety issues on X despite Musk's pledges, and claims that LLMs are built on stolen content.