A 4GB file called weights.bin may be sitting on your hard drive right now, put there by Chrome without your knowledge.

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

Google Chrome has been accused of installing an unauthorized AI model. Here's how you can check.

Hanff discovered a four-gigabyte file named “weights.bin,” in a directory called “OptGuideOnDeviceModel.” The file contains ...

Even if you aren’t using Google Gemini, it might be using your device. Security researcher Alexander Hanff, also known as ...

Google Chrome is silently downloading a 4 GB Gemini Nano model to your device without consent. Here's what it is, where it ...

Google Chrome users who have noticed unusual disk activity or unexplained drops in available storage should look for a folder ...

Google Chrome will steal 4 GB of disk space from your computer for its local large language model unless you opted out. It's ...

According to Stat Counter, Google Chrome is the most popular internet browser, with a 63% global share. If you’re a part of the remaining 37% and want to give the Chrome browser a try, it’s easy to ...

Frustrations over a file point to a larger issue with Chrome ...

If you use Google Chrome on your computer, the browser has silently installed an on-device AI model without your knowledge.

Because Gemini Nano is constantly appearing on machines for the first time, people may think this is something new. In ...