Google Chrome Is Downloading a 4GB AI Model Onto Your Device Without Consent, Researcher Warns

Even if you aren’t using Google Gemini, it might be using your device. Security researcher Alexander Hanff, also known as ...

Here’s how I finally got Google’s uninvited 4GB AI model off my Mac

Without notice or consent, Chrome has been downloading the hefty Gemini Nano model to run AI locally on your computer.
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Chrome Is Quietly Installing a 4GB AI Model on Your Computer—And Putting It Back If You Delete It

Google Chrome silently downloads a 4GB Gemini Nano AI model to eligible devices, and downloads it again if deleted.
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Google Chrome May Have Quietly Installed a 4GB AI Model Onto Your Device

You might not have asked for an AI model on your computer, but you might have gotten it anyway. Google Chrome has been ...