Google never really asked or notified users about this, and both Windows and macOS are affected.

Google’s Chrome browser is already a notorious storage hog, but now comes word that it’s crowding our PC drives in a new way: ...

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

Some Google Chrome users report automatic downloads of a nearly 4GB AI model file. Here’s how to check if it exists on your ...

The file, which appears to be related to Google's on-device AI model, is harmless enough. Here's why some users may still be ...

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

A 4GB file called weights.bin may be sitting on your hard drive right now, put there by Chrome without your knowledge.