We tested our own computers to see if the model was present.

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

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

Google Chrome has been accused of installing an unauthorized AI model. Here's how you can check.

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

Google Chrome users who have noticed unusual disk activity or unexplained drops in available storage should look for a folder ...

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

If you use Google Chrome on your computer, the browser has silently installed an on-device AI model without your knowledge.

A report claims Google Chrome has been quietly downloading a 4GB on-device AI model without user awareness, raising concerns ...

Google Chrome may be consuming more space than expected due to an automatic download of a 4GB AI model called Gemini Nano.

Google Chrome is silently downloading a 4 GB Gemini Nano model to your device without consent. Here's what it is, where it ...