How to Disable Google's Gemini in Chrome

Google quietly installed a 4-gigabyte AI model directly into Chrome that most people don't know is there, raising concerns about what data it might collect from your browsing. You can remove it if you want to, but Google designed it to work offline on your computer rather than sending your information to their servers. The trade-off is deciding whether you're more worried about having unknown software on your device or comfortable with it staying there to power AI features you might eventually use.
Chrome users were caught off guard by a 4-GB Google AI model baked into Chrome, sparking privacy concerns. The good news: You can easily uninstall it. The bad? You might not want to.
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