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

'Chrome did not ask. Chrome does not surface it. If the user deletes it, Chrome re-downloads it.' ...

On May 4, 2026, Alexander Hanff, a computer scientist and lawyer who runs the website ThatPrivacyGuy.com, posted an article ...

Perplexity today launched a new Mac app with support for its hybrid local-cloud AI agent Personal Computer, plus it expanded ...

Google Chrome automatically downloads an AI model to support features such as scam detection and tab organization. Here's how ...

Google has clarified how Chrome’s built-in AI features work after multiple reports pointed out that the browser may use up to ...

Google Chrome VP and GM Parisa Tabriz has responded to backlash over Chrome's practice of silently downloading a 4GB Gemini ...

Google Chrome silently downloads a 4GB Gemini Nano AI model to eligible devices, and downloads it again if deleted.

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

Google Chrome can automatically download a local AI model that takes up to 4 gigabytes of hard drive space on a computer when ...

Chrome installs a 3- to 4GB file called weights.bin on desktop. It's for local AI through Gemini Nano — and you can delete it ...

You can nix Chrome's 4GB local AI model in just a few clicks, but you'll lose some functionality in the process.