Chrome silently installs a 4 GB local LLM on your computer

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

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 ...
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Google defends silent Chrome AI install, sidesteps consent issue

Silent AI download: Privacy researcher Alexander Hanff found Chrome installs a 4GB Gemini Nano model without notifying users, triggering privacy and consent concerns ...
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Google defends Chrome’s silent Gemini installs, but doesn’t address the real issue

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

Did Google Chrome secretly install a 4GB AI file on your computer? Here’s what you need to know

A report claims Google Chrome has been quietly downloading a 4GB on-device AI model without user awareness, raising concerns ...
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Google Chrome no update is available when installing

Some users have complained that when they try to install Google Chrome on their Windows 11/10 PC, it doesn’t work. It shows a No update is available error message ...
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Does your Google Chrome install feel sluggish? Here's how to make it feel fast again

In this guide, we look at how you can reset your Google Chrome installation so that it runs like new. It's a great solution if Chrome feels sluggish on your PC if you've had it installed for a while.