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Re:Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your d... by zachrip on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @06:48PM (#48029794)
Local models exist as part of the solution to privacy invasion. Not saying google has never been nefarious, but the whole point of local models is that your data doesn't leave your device.
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Re:Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your d... by mr_machine on Monday May 11, 2026 @10:33AM (#48095547)
Pretty sure from Google's standpoint, respecting privacy is a downside of local models. For them, the upside is using your compute rather than theirs.
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