Chrome secretly downloads four-gigabyte file on user computers

Google Chrome reportedly downloaded a large four-gigabyte file linked to its integrated artificial intelligence model automatically.

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The file was transferred in the background without explicit user consent.

This practice raises questions about transparency and control over data downloaded by the browser.

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