Hanff has now flagged another issue first disclosed on Reddit. Until now, Chrome’s on-device AI toggle “lived inside the ...

Silent AI install: Chrome has been automatically downloading a 4GB Gemini Nano AI model onto eligible devices without user prompts, triggering privacy concerns. Google’s justification: Google says the ...

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

The 4GB on-device AI model, supposedly for Gemini Nano, is installed without consent or opt-in, and even re-downloads itself ...

A new report from security researcher Alexander Hanff has raised concerns about how Google handles AI features inside Google ...

Hanff discovered a four-gigabyte file named “weights.bin,” in a directory called “OptGuideOnDeviceModel.” The file contains ...

Because Gemini Nano is constantly appearing on machines for the first time, people may think this is something new. In ...

Google introduced Gemini Nano in Chrome in 2024 as part of its push toward on device AI features. The company says running AI ...

Chrome users were caught off guard by a 4-GB Google AI model baked into Chrome, sparking privacy concerns. The good news: You ...

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

Google Chrome may be consuming more space than expected due to an automatic download of a 4GB AI model called Gemini Nano.