Google Chrome silently downloads a 4GB Gemini Nano AI model to eligible devices, and downloads it again if deleted.
Why Chrome may have quietly downloaded a 4GB file to your PC - and how to get rid of it ...
The 4GB on-device AI model, supposedly for Gemini Nano, is installed without consent or opt-in, and even re-downloads itself ...
We tested our own computers to see if the model was present.
If you've paid any attention to Google lately, you know that it wants us using its AI tools. So much so that Chrome ...
Because Gemini Nano is constantly appearing on machines for the first time, people may think this is something new. In ...
Even if you aren’t using Google Gemini, it might be using your device. Security researcher Alexander Hanff, also known as “That Privacy Guy,” recently reported that Google’s widely used Chrome web ...
A 4GB file called weights.bin may be sitting on your hard drive right now, put there by Chrome without your knowledge.