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Google Chrome installed a massive AI model on your computer, and I hate it

An unsettling report shed light on Google's unwanted installation of a 4GB AI model that now resides on computers—yes, yours, too.

Google Chrome secretly installed a 4GB Gemini AI model on your computer: here's what we know

Google Chrome may be consuming more space than expected due to an automatic download of a 4GB AI model called Gemini Nano. Users can disable the model through Chrome settings, but it reinstalls if certain AI features are enabled.

Chrome’s AI features can take up to 4GB of space on your computer

Google Chrome can automatically download a local AI model that takes up to 4 gigabytes of hard drive space on a computer when certain AI features are enabled, according to The Verge.

Google Chrome may have silently installed 4GB AI model on your computer. Here's how to check

We tested our own computers to see if the model was present.

Google is working on a “24/7 personal agent” that sounds a lot like its answer to OpenClaw

Google is building an AI agent codenamed Remy inside its Gemini app, as the company looks to compete in a fast-moving market already claimed by OpenClaw, Meta, and Anthropic.

Googlebook vs. Chromebook: Why I'm hopeful that both laptop brands can coexist

Google announced the Googlebook, a new premium laptop line.   Chromebooks will continue to receive support.  Chromebooks focus on affordability, while Googlebooks aim for a premium experience. During a recent briefing ahead of its I/O developer conference,