At least there's a toggle to easily turn this off.

The file, which appears to be related to Google's on-device AI model, is harmless enough. Here's why some users may still be concerned.

Learn how to remove the Google Chrome 4GB AI model. We explain how to disable the Gemini Nano weights.bin file and delete ...

Google Chrome’s “weights.bin” file has been gathering a lot of attention, particularly for its forced, inexplicable, and inescapable nature. This file is responsible for on-device Gemini Nano features ...

If your Mac's storage has been mysteriously shrinking recently and you use Google Chrome, you may have already identified the culprit. The browser has been downloading a 4GB AI model file onto ...

Google’s new hardware-locking tech binds your login cookies to your physical computer, making stolen data completely useless to hackers.

If you use Google Chrome on your computer, the browser has silently installed an on-device AI model without your knowledge. Here's how you can remove it.

Your browser has hobbies, and it wants you in on it.

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 ...

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

Several Google Chrome users in South Africa reported that a 4GB file had silently been downloaded to their computers.