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How to disable AI-Driven Search and Spotlight in macOS Sequoia

Search and Spotlight use Apple Intelligence in macOS Sequoia to suggest results to user queries. Here’s how to turn it off.

Spotlight can use Apple Intelligence to enhance searches.
In macOS Sequoia you can turn off AI-enabled searches.

With the release of macOS Sequoia 15.3 and iOS 18, Apple added a number of new Apple Intelligence features to both operating systems.

In macOS, Apple Intelligence can now interact with both Search and Siri, as well as with ChatGPT (which gets installed as an extension if you enable it).

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