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Re:Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your d... by dml2135 on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @04:57PM (#48028445)
> If Chrome had installed 4GB for some other tooling that most people don't need, would anyone care?

Of course I would. It’s already the largest application on my computer, and I only keep it around for when a site doesn’t render right in Firefox.

This kind of size increase clearly pushes it over the line for me and it’s getting uninstalled.

Have you seen SSD prices recently?

Re:Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your d... by caymanjim on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @05:04PM (#48028533)
I was overly-dismissive of the 4GB part.

The author's main points were all the other alarmist nonsense, though.