• frongt@lemmy.zip
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    3 hours ago

    Chrome includes AI, stop the fucking presses!

    Who gives a shit? You use Chrome, Chrome uses AI, so it downloads the model like any other module. Don’t like it? Don’t use Chrome. There are dozens of other perfectly good browsers.

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      2 hours ago

      The AI model we’re talking about here is not used for most of the AI features, which instead relies on cloud services. Those 4GB are there only for a fringe feature most people don’t know/don’t care about, hidden behind hoops you’ll have to jump through to get.

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      3 hours ago

      I think the outrage is due to the fact that it is standard on a ton of devices, and not easily uninstalled or removed.

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        2 hours ago

        What devices include Chrome as standard? I don’t recall ever seeing a desktop or laptop already have it installed. (The article doesn’t claim this is happening on Android.)

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          I thought my win 11 came bundled with it, although I could be wrong.

          As far as difficulty to uninstall and remove thats an android situation, but I feel like that could be the next OS to get this treatment (speculation).

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      Dozens of other good browsers?? What world are you living in lmaoo