Google Chrome may have silently installed 4GB AI model on your computer. Here's how to check

We tested our own computers to see if the model was present.
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Fury Erupts After Google Chrome Sneakily Installs 4 GB AI Model On Users’ PCs

Hanff discovered a four-gigabyte file named “weights.bin,” in a directory called “OptGuideOnDeviceModel.” The file contains ...

Chrome silently installs a 4 GB local LLM on your computer

Google Chrome will steal 4 GB of disk space from your computer for its local large language model unless you opted out. It's ...

Chrome’s 4GB AI model isn’t new, but you’re not wrong for being confused

Because Gemini Nano is constantly appearing on machines for the first time, people may think this is something new. In ...

Google responds to Chrome’s silent Gemini Nano install, stops short of addressing consent

Google Chrome VP and GM Parisa Tabriz has responded to backlash over Chrome's practice of silently downloading a 4GB Gemini ...
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Chrome installs 4 GB AI model without asking users

Unasked AI download: Chrome installs a 4 GB Gemini Nano AI model automatically when hardware meets requirements, without user consent. Hidden feature use: The local model supports background tools ...
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Want to Switch to Chrome on Windows 11? Here’s How to Do It Right

How Do I Download Google Chrome on Windows 11? Windows 11 comes with the Edge browser pre-installed. Edge is built on the same technology as Chrome, so the two browsers look and feel similar. If you ...