Why Google Chrome installed a secret AI model
Google Chrome has been silently installing a 4GB AI model called Gemini Nano on users’ devices without consent, a researcher found. Summary Researcher Alexander Hanff...
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Chrome Deleted Its Own Privacy Promise for Sneaky On-Device AI
In brief Chrome 148 removed the phrase “without sending your data to Google servers” from the on-device AI settings description that appeared in Chrome 147....
Chrome Is Quietly Installing a 4GB AI Model on Your Computer—And Putting It Back If You Delete It
In brief Chrome silently downloads a ~4GB Gemini Nano file called weights.bin to eligible devices with no opt-in prompt, and automatically re-downloads it if deleted....