Here’s how I finally got Google’s uninvited 4GB AI model off my Mac

Without notice or consent, Chrome has been downloading the hefty Gemini Nano model to run AI locally on your computer.
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Chrome Is Quietly Installing a 4GB AI Model on Your Computer—And Putting It Back If You Delete It

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

Chrome silently downloads a 4GB AI model. Here’s how to remove it

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

Chrome has been secretly downloading a 4GB Gemini Nano model to your device

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Google Chrome Silently Installs a 4GB AI Model on PC Without User Consent

Google Chrome silently installs a 4GB AI Model on desktop systems without user consent. Learn how to find and delete it to ...
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Google is building its Gemini Nano AI model into Chrome on the desktop

At the Google I/O 2024 developer conference on Tuesday, Google announced that it is building Gemini Nano, the smallest of its AI models, directly into the Chrome desktop client, starting with Chrome ...