Article I saw today.
I do not use Chrome but perhaps those that do could see if they have these files.
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Also being reported on Toms Hardware now.
www.tomshardware.com
I do not use Chrome but perhaps those that do could see if they have these files.
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane. — That Privacy Guy!
Google Chrome is downloading a 4 GB Gemini Nano model onto users' machines without consent, with no opt-in, no opt-out short of enterprise tooling, and an automatic re-download every time the user deletes it. The pattern is identical to the Anthropic Claude Desktop case I wrote about last month...
www.thatprivacyguy.com
Edit:
Also being reported on Toms Hardware now.
Google Chrome 'silently' downloads 4GB AI model to your device without permission, report claims — researcher says practice may violate EU law, waste thousands of kilowatts of energy
The integration would even reinstall itself if removed
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