Google Chrome silently downloads a 4GB Gemini model without asking

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.
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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.

Chrome downloads a 4GB AI file without user consent, researcher alleges

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Chrome AI takes up 4GB of your computer storage and there may be nothing you can do about it

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Google Chrome Might Have Installed an AI Model Onto Your Device Without You Knowing

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

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 ...

Chrome’s AI features can take up to 4GB of space on your computer

Google Chrome can automatically download a local AI model that takes up to 4 gigabytes of hard drive space on a computer when ...

Chrome’s AI Might Be Taking Up a Bunch of Storage, but You Can Fix It

If you run AI features in Chrome, you might have inadvertently downloaded 4GB of additional data to your machine.

Chrome has been secretly downloading a 4GB Gemini Nano model to your device

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