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#GoogleChrome Is Silently Downloading a 4GB #GeminiNano #AIModel to User #Devices Without Consent

“Deleting the #OptGuideOnDeviceModel folder doesn’t stop #Chrome from redownloading it. The most reliable way to remove it is to uninstall Chrome completely.”

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https://www.ghacks.net/2026/05/06/google-chrome-is-silently-downloading-a-4gb-gemini-nano-ai-model-to-user-devices-without-consent//?utm_source=mas.to&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fmas.to%2F%40KNTRO&utm_id=&utm_creative=&utm_channel=mastodon_organic&utm_platform=desktop&utm_location=argentina&utm_language=es-ar&utm_variant=

#Google #GoogleGemini #Gemini

Google Chrome silently installs a 4GB AI model to computers. If it is deleted, Google causes the machine to re-download the entire thing. There is no consent given by the user, other than installing #Chrome or buying a machine with it pre-installed.

https://superuser.com/questions/1930445/can-i-delete-the-chromes-optguideondevicemodel-safely-its-taking-up-4gb

#AI #Google #OptGuideOnDeviceModel