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Google Chrome reportedly downloads 4GB AI model
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Google Chrome Is Downloading a 4GB AI Model Onto Your Device Without Consent, Researcher Warns
Security researcher Alexander Hanff, also known as “That Privacy Guy,” recently reported that Google’s widely used Chrome web browser is quietly storing an on-device AI model without explicitly asking...
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Chrome May Quietly Use 4GB for AI Features: Here's How You Can Stop It
Google Chrome automatically downloads an AI model to support features such as scam detection and tab organization.
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· 18h
Chrome’s AI features can take up to 4GB of space on your computer
The file, called weights.bin, is used by Google’s Gemini Nano AI model to provide writing assistance, autocomplete, and fraud protection directly on the device.
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