What should you use to revive a Mac with Apple silicon that becomes unresponsive when the macOS installation is interrupted?

When a Mac with Apple silicon becomes unresponsive due to an interrupted macOS installation, using Apple Configurator for Mac is the appropriate method for recovery. Apple Configurator is a tool designed to help manage and restore Apple devices, including Macs. It allows you to put the unresponsive device in a recovery state and reinstall macOS or revive the firmware, which is essential in situations where the device cannot boot normally due to an incomplete installation.

Apple Configurator connects the affected Mac to a second Mac, enabling you to access recovery options that are not available directly on the unresponsive device. This process typically involves using the DFU (Device Firmware Update) mode in combination with Apple Configurator to successfully restore macOS.

Other options like Disk Utility, Terminal, or Time Machine are valuable tools but serve different purposes. Disk Utility is primarily focused on disk management and repair, Terminal is a command-line interface for executing commands and performing system operations, and Time Machine is utilized for backups and restoring data from previous states. However, in the case of a complete unresponsiveness due to an interrupted macOS installation, those tools would not provide the necessary recovery capabilities that Apple Configurator offers.