CNET

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 ...
Futurism

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 ...

Check your PC: Chrome is installing a 4 GB local AI model without asking permission

'Chrome did not ask. Chrome does not surface it. If the user deletes it, Chrome re-downloads it.' ...
Decrypt

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.

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 ...