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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.
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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 ...

[Update: Google Statement] Chrome has been secretly downloading a 4GB Gemini Nano model to your device

Update: Google has passed along a statement regarding this background download: "We’ve offered Gemini Nano for Chrome since ...