Google quietly installs 4GB AI model through Chrome; here’s how to remove it

Privacy advocates have raised concerns after discovering that Chrome has been downloading Google’s Gemini Nano AI model to some devices without obvious notifications.

Chrome's 4GB AI model is installed on millions of PCs, but is it actually a problem?

Wondering where your hard drive space went? Discover the massive, unprompted background file that Google secretly pushed to ...
CNET

Chrome Has Been Secretly Downloading AI to Your Computer. Here's What You Can Do

Chrome has been automatically downloading Gemini Nano (a 4GB AI model) to users' computers without notification or an easy way to prevent it. Ever since being admittedly fascinated by the Cambridge ...
Android Authority

Is Chrome's 4GB 'weights.bin' file spyware? Google clarifies (Updated)

Users noticed Google Chrome silently downloading a 4GB file called “weights.bin” in the background, sparking privacy concerns. This file actually helps run Gemini Nano on-device, improving privacy by ...