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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days ago

Google Chrome's silent 4GB AI download problem [updated]

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Google Chrome's silent 4GB AI download problem [updated]

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days ago

Google Chrome writes a 4GB AI model to users’ devices without asking, and reinstalls it if you delete it.

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And the lesson the chrome users should learn? Stop using chrome.

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