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Re:Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your d... by liminis on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @03:18PM (#48027206)
Google's "don't be evil" motto already felt ironic over a decade ago, long before they even replaced it with "do the right thing [for shareholder value?]".
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Re:Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your d... by account42 on Wednesday May 06, 2026 @05:56AM (#48034365)
You have to understand it to work like in many RPG games - you get to murder and pillage from time to time as long as you donate some of your ill gotten gains to move your alignment back to "neutral".
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