Siri background processes persist despite macOS disable

Ambient AI is rapidly shifting from optional user applications to non-negotiable operating system plumbing, eroding user control over their machines.

• –Deep subsystem coupling: Modern AI daemons and personal context engines are tightly integrated into native macOS frameworks, making complete removal prone to breaking system dependencies.
• –Illusion of opt-outs: System toggle switches silence user-facing assistant interfaces but leave background indexing, telemetry, and runtime processes active.
• –Enterprise and privacy friction: Similar to the backlash against Microsoft Recall, power users and privacy-conscious developers are growing increasingly wary of inescapable local AI tracking that cannot be fully audited or terminated.