Apple Intelligence will be a fixed part in the following system upgrade?

Hi guys, my area's just been released Apple Intelligence recently. Well kinds below my expectations overall. At the moment, I dont think it would be as much as helpful as alternatives. Given it consumes around 5G of the storage with little merit so far, will disable or even remove it. I might want to upgrade my MacBook some time next year. But wonder if Apple Intelligence will be or has been a mandatory part of the system no matter upgrade existing system or new coming products? Cheers!!