AI BriefingChrome Downloads 4GB AI Model
Key point
An analysis claims Chrome downloads the roughly 4GB Gemini Nano AI model without consent.
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Alexander Hanff (That Privacy Guy) claimed that Chrome downloads the on-device Gemini Nano AI model, about 4GB in size, without notifying users.
He views this distribution method as an issue of automatically pushing large files to devices through the browser, pointing out privacy and bandwidth burdens.
Estimates for large-scale deployment are as follows.
- 100 million devices: 400PB, 24GWh, 6,000 tons CO2e
- 500 million devices: 2EB, 120GWh, 30,000 tons CO2e
- 1 billion devices: 4EB, 240GWh, 60,000 tons CO2e
The core issue is deploying an AI model without explicit opt-in, and Hanff also raised the possibility of a violation of EU law. Google has not yet provided a detailed public response.
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