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Google Chrome is reportedly auto-installing a massive 4GB AI model without your consent (www.neowin.net)

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Chrome version 147 silently downloads Gemini Nano's weights.bin file to local storage, sparking major privacy, data, and legal concerns.

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[–] damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (1 child)

What if you keep the file around but write to it and zero size it? Does chrome still download the file again?

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[–] Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago

Eventually it'll update.

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