You can nix Chrome's 4GB local AI model in just a few clicks, but you'll lose some functionality in the process.

A 4GB file called weights.bin is showing up on users' PCs. It's Gemini Nano and you can block it with two Chrome flags.

If you've paid any attention to Google lately, you know that it wants us using its AI tools. So much so that Chrome ...

Google Chrome silently downloads a 4GB Gemini Nano AI model to eligible devices, and downloads it again if deleted.

Google Chrome reportedly downloads a 4GB Gemini Nano AI model silently on Windows and macOS, raising privacy and storage concerns.

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

Google Chrome is facing criticism after reports claimed that the browser quietly downloaded a 4GB Gemini Nano AI model file ...

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

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

A privacy researcher discovered Chrome is silently pushing a 4GB Gemini Nano model to user devices with no consent prompt, no notification, and no easy way to stop it. And the “AI Mode” feature you ...

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Google Chrome silently installs a 4GB AI Model on desktop systems without user consent. Learn how to find and delete it to ...