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

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

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

Without notice or consent, Chrome has been downloading the hefty Gemini Nano model to run AI locally on your computer.

If you run AI features in Chrome, you might have inadvertently downloaded 4GB of additional data to your machine.

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