Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge have quietly expanded their local AI models' footprint as they have published new requirements. Here's why.
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Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge now require 20GB of free storage on your Windows PC for downloading and running their on-device AI models.
Sayan Sen
Neowin
@ssc_combater007 ·
Los navegadores de Google y Microsoft necesitan espacio adicional para descargar modelos de IA que funcionan directamente en el PC
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