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Google Chrome force-installs a 4-gigabyte AI model — how to get rid of it (pivot-to-ai.com)
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How to get rid of it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXYJeON5Xv4&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260507-google-chrome-force-installs-a-4-gigabyte-ai-model - podcast

time: 3 min 43 sec

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[–] KiwiTB@lemmy.world 10 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Uninstall chrome.

[–] WongKaKui@piefed.ca 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Or:

  1. Install Chrome
  2. Use it for the Web-USB thing to install GrapheneOS on your phone
  3. Purge Chrome

(seriously tho, why doesnt that web installer thing work for firefox???)

[–] nulflox@scribe.disroot.org 1 points 2 hours ago

Firefox lacks tons of useful APIs, such as that, pentablet, etc.