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Here’s how I finally got Google’s uninvited 4GB AI model off my Mac

Fast Company 09 May 2026 11h ago
Here’s how I finally got Google’s uninvited 4GB AI model off my Mac
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My 2020 M1 MacBook Air still runs well, but conserving hard drive space as years of files, media, and software accumulate is a continual challenge. So I was miffed when I read security researcher Alexander Hanff’s May 4 report that Google Chrome has been automatically downloading an over-4GB AI model called Gemini Nano onto everyone’s computer, without asking for consent or providing notification.
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