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 “That Privacy Guy,” recently reported that Google’s widely used Chrome web ...
TweakTown

Google Chrome silently downloads a 4GB AI model on your PC without asking

The 4GB on-device AI model, supposedly for Gemini Nano, is installed without consent or opt-in, and even re-downloads itself ...

Google Chrome may have silently installed 4GB AI model on your computer. Here's how to check

We tested our own computers to see if the model was present.
Windows Report

Google Chrome now lets users block sites from AI Mode responses

Chrome Canary adds AI Mode tab-sharing controls, a “Never share these sites” list, and an opt-in browser toggle.

Google turns Chrome into an AI coworker for the workplace

Google brings Gemini-powered 'auto browse' capabilities to Chrome for enterprise users, letting workers automate tasks like research, data entry, and more.
Mashable

Google on trial: The future of Chrome, AI search, and the internet

Google is guilty. So, now what? Last summer, Google lost a landmark antitrust case. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta declared that “Google is a monopolist,” finding the company acted illegally to ...

Google announces slew of AI advances, including a personal assistant coming soon

Powered by Gemini 3.5, Gemini Spark will be able to complete mundane, routine tasks like sorting through meeting notes, emails and chats and then creating a document with the biggest takeaways and ...
CNET on MSN

Google search is getting an AI-heavy makeover

Google is blurring the line even more between its search engine and its AI products. The company revealed some major changes ...