Chrome’s AI features may be hogging 4GB of your computer storage

Google Chrome whitethorn beryllium taking up much of your retention than expected acknowledgment to a ample on-device AI exemplary record that, successful immoderate cases, is being automatically downloaded to the browser's strategy folders. Users who person noticed unexplained drops successful their disposable desktop instrumentality retention are present discovering that Chrome is installing a 4GB weights.bin record wrong their browser directory erstwhile definite AI features are enabled.

The weights.bin record successful question is connected to Google's Gemini Nano AI model, which powers Chrome AI tools similar scam detection, penning assistance, autofill, and proposition features. As the Gemini Nano exemplary is designed to tally lo …

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