FWIW, I clicked “skip” on a popup to set up apple intelligence and I didn’t see it again.

Of course this might change in future. And Mac OS has other popups where there is no “skip” and only “remind me later”.

Apple Intelligence has a global off button that actually works. It's unobtrusive anyways. Copilot on the other hand...

Apple Intelligence is basically unseen in day to day use.

I use Macs for both work and personal use and I don't really notice Apple Intelligence.

Maybe it's doing stuff that doesn't rise to my level of attention, but it isn't actively annoying me.

I don’t think I’ve ever even noticed Siri/Apple intelligence on macOS. I’ve disabled it somehow (probably at install) and have not heard about it since

Is it incontrovertibly built in to macOS? I have an iPhone and have never enabled it or Siri, so maybe there is similar off switch for macOS.

I use apple products daily and apple intelligence has never interrupted me. I don't even know what it is. So, no.

Why would Apple Intelligence bother them? It's very unobtrusive and actually useful when it's visible. I literally don't notice it except when it's helpful.

Have you even tried it? I'm a Mac user for 20+ years and I'm running Tahoe. Not once have I ever thought about Apple Intelligence. I don't even notice it. I think you have to switch it on.

You like it you turn it On, you don’t you turn it Off