Instructions on how to prevent Chrome from automatically loading the Gemini Nano AI model.

Google Chrome can automatically download AI models without notifying the user for approval. This also increases Chrome's memory usage, as these models are approximately 4GB in size. In this article, you can check if the Gemini Nano AI model has been automatically downloaded to Chrome and block AI model downloads on Chrome.

 

How to prevent Chrome from automatically loading the Gemini Nano AI model.

The Gemini Nano AI model is in a file named weights.bin, located in the %LOCALAPPDATA%GoogleChromeUser DataOptGuideOnDeviceModel folder. You can check this folder.

Step 1:

We type "regedit" in the search bar to access the Registry. Then you can access it via the path below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPolicies

Step 2:

Continue by clicking on the Google key below . If the Google key is not present, right-click on the Policies key and select New > Key.

 

Name that key Google.

Step 3:

Right-click on the Google key , select New > Key, and name this key Chrome .

Right- click on the Chrome key and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value to create a new value for this key.

You name this new value GenAILocalFoundationalModelSettings .

 

Double-click this value and enter 1 to prevent Chrome from downloading and using AI models already available on your computer.

Restart your computer to apply the changes.

After completing these steps, Google Chrome will no longer download AI models like Gemini Nano to your computer, and any existing models that have already been downloaded will be deleted.