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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Fury Erupts After Google Chrome Sneakily Installs 4 GB AI Model On Users’ PCs

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

Google Chrome is installing a 4 GB AI model onto your device. Here’s how you can turn it off

Google Chrome is silently downloading a 4 GB Gemini Nano model to your device without consent. Here's what it is, where it ...