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Check your storage: Chrome may be downloading a 4GB AI model — here’s what we know (www.tomsguide.com)
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[–] 24 points 6 months ago (3 children)

For Windows 11 the folder to look for is %localappdata%\Google\Chrome\User Data\OptGuideOnDeviceModel\
On my work laptop that folder didn't exist yet so for fun I created the folder and removed all permissions for everyone to it.
Not sure what's gonna happen if Google Chrome wants to push the weights.bin file when the ntfs permissions deny it.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I am curious for an eventual update haha

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

    According to https://android.gadgethacks.com/news/chrome-weightsbin-file-what-the-4gb-ai-download-is-and-how-to-delete-it/ the machine needs 4GB of GPU VRAM among other requirements for Chrome to actually download the model.
    My work laptop doesn't have this so it seems I've blocked something that wasn't gonna happen anyways.
    Chrome has now successfully updated to the version 148.0.7778.97 that would've given me the weights.bin if I was running eligible hardware.

    edit: apparently I was wrong. My intel igpu counts my system ram as vram. I can't see that I've downloaded the weights.bin though.

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