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Google Chrome silently downloaded a massive AI model onto devices without user consent.
Google Chrome automatically downloads a 4GB Gemini Nano AI model without user consent or notification.
KEY POINTS
- Deleting Gemini Nano's weights.bin file causes Chrome to silently redownload the 4GB file on restart.
- The local Gemini Nano model is not used for Chrome's main 'AI Mode'; server processing is used instead.
- The unconsented download violates EU ePrivacy Directive rules and may breach GDPR transparency requirements.
- Estimated CO2 emissions from global Chrome downloads of Gemini Nano rival the output of thousands of cars annually.
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