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Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. (www.thatprivacyguy.com)
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[–] shrek_is_love@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Power use is not always bad. Power waste is. 4GB I'm not going to use is much worse than 6GB I will use.