@jalefkowit In some ways, this is a good thing, but they should ask for consent, like other products do for this sort of thing (i.e., JetBrains IDEs install a local model but they ask first), and they really should work on shrinking it down. Surely they can do much better than 4GB?
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@ramsey @jalefkowit and they should also not download it if you don't use AI features.
@stof @jalefkowit Right, but presumably, if you’re not using AI features, you wouldn’t give it permission to download the model.
@ramsey @stof @jalefkowit But if you use Chrome, AI features are enabled by default, and they are not easily disabled.
Solution, don't use Chrome.
@wyliecoyoteuk @ramsey @stof @jalefkowit If you're supporting browsers for a family or workplace, fairly often some user is going to have trouble with some site, and get told to try it in Google Chrome (I got this 2 weeks ago, joining a podcast recording)
Not running Chrome at all is an option for some. Another tool is the Chrome Enterprise Policy toolset—sysadmins can protect their desktop users from many Google shenanigans https://chromeenterprise.google/policies/#GenAILocalFoundationalModelSettings
