Google Chrome silently installs a ~4GB Gemini Nano model on desktop devices; Google says it has been offered since 2024 and users can remove it via settings
The ongoing march of AI features continues to go on, whether you want it to or not, and a recent update to Google Chrome probably installed …
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@pirat_nation
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Google Chrome is quietly downloading a roughly 4 GB AI model to many users' computers without clear upfront consent. The file, called weights.bin, is part of Google's Gemini Nano on-device language model and lands in the browser's user data folder under OptGuideOnDeviceModel. [im…
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@k1rallik
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do you understand what just happened to your computer.. Google Chrome secretly downloaded a 4GB AI model onto your device. Without asking.. Without telling you.. It's called weights.bin. It lives deep in your system folders. It powers Gemini Nano - Google's on-device AI. And [vid…
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@evanluthra
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🚨GOOGLE JUST SILENTLY DOWNLOADED A 4GB AI MODEL TO YOUR COMPUTER WITHOUT ASKING.. WITHOUT TELLING YOU.. AND WITHOUT ANY WAY TO STOP IT.. If you use Chrome.. There's a good chance a 4 gigabyte file is sitting on your hard drive right now that you never agreed to download.. It's [i…
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@9to5google
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Google Chrome takes up 4GB of storage on your computer for AI, if you have space https://9to5google.com/... by @nexusben
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@amctrade89
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@EvanLuthra This post is misleading. Yes, Google is installing Gemini Nano (their on-device AI model) in the background in newer Chrome versions. It does use storage and can cause battery/heat issues for some users — that part is real. But the “4GB” claim is exaggerated. The actu…