Source: 9To5Google
Google is embedding generative AI directly into Chrome's client-side infrastructure, shifting computation from cloud servers to individual machines. The move democratizes access to Gemini Nano while making the model harder to audit or control at scale. It mirrors how browsers became the dominant OS for consumer software, except the stakes now involve training data collection, model behavior, and surveillance surface area that lives on your hard drive. The "silent installation" framing obscures a significant change to device ownership: users inherit storage, computational load, and security responsibility for Google's infrastructure without explicit consent or clear removal pathways.