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

You might not have asked for an AI model on your computer, but you might have gotten it anyway. Google Chrome has been ...

If you use Google Chrome on your computer, the browser has silently installed an on-device AI model without your knowledge.

The Project Mariner experiment lives on in Gemini Agent and AI Mode.

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

The result of Google's 2026 updates is that Gemini for Home now handles the contextual, conversational interaction that the ...

Google Chrome automatically downloads an AI model to support features such as scam detection and tab organization.