Re:Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your d...
by fastball on Wednesday May 06, 2026 @09:21PM
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I'm not sure you understand the distinction you are making.
The model Google is shipping with Chrome runs on device. ChatGPT does not. The people that dont like data centers should love this feature. Same with people who are concerned about privacy.
So yeah in general AI as a helpful tool people use online is popular. AI to replace jobs, build data centers and do unknown things on your device without consent, not so much. AI to potentially replace workers, not popular at all.