Google never really asked or notified users about this, and both Windows and macOS are affected.
Google Chrome may switch to Bing or Yahoo because of a change in settings, often caused by browser extensions, unwanted software, or a hijacker that modifies search settings without user consent.
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If you use Google Chrome on your computer, the browser has silently installed an on-device AI model without your knowledge.
Google Chrome will steal 4 GB of disk space from your computer for its local large language model unless you opted out. It's ...
Update: Google has passed along a statement regarding this background download: "We’ve offered Gemini Nano for Chrome since ...