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sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

Check your storage: Chrome may be downloading a 4GB AI model — here’s what we know

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sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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'No clear consent flow for this download': Google Chrome is silently stashing a 4GB AI model on your device
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Chrome may be downloading a hidden 4GB AI file to your PC — here’s what it is and how to check if it’s there.
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    Then wait till you hear about the way they are about to change recaptcha. A captcha app that only runs on verified devices, hand gestures, face scans … I’ve only learned of that today… I hate this timeline.

    https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/introducing-google-cloud-fraud-defense-the-next-evolution-of-recaptcha

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      Unfortunate. I’ll just have to avoid sites that enforce that dumbass captcha app, driving their traffic down one visitor at a time.

    • Scott 🇨🇦🏴‍☠️@sh.itjust.works
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      I heard about this yesterday. I’ll be avoiding any site with this.

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      This is an infuriating thing to read, especially the day after seeing an article about Anthropic’s Scary Powerful AI spending over a hundred dollars failing to solve a single captcha.

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      Im pretty sure every recaptcha I’ve encountered has been for a site I could live without.

      If I see this app and identity shit I’ll probably just save myself some more money by backing out and giving up.

      • kuhli@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        recaptcha 3 runs invisibly in the background, so you can’t really tell what sites it’s running on

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