Google Chrome installs 4GB AI file on PCs without user consent

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Google Chrome has quietly downloaded a 4GB AI file, weights.bin, onto user computers without explicit consent. The file is part of Chrome's on-device AI model, Gemini Nano, used for features like scam detection and text assistance. Users can remove it by disabling the "On-device AI" setting in Chrome. This download has raised privacy concerns, with critics arguing for greater user transparency regarding such large file installations.


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