Google releases the Prompt API for web platforms, bundling Gemini Nano AI model in Chrome without explicit user consent.
- •Chrome automatically downloads a 4GB Gemini Nano model without user permission; removal triggers automatic re-download
- •Google's Generative AI Prohibited Uses Policy includes restrictions beyond legal requirements, such as content about elections and sexually explicit material
- •API usage requires acknowledgment of Google's proprietary policy, establishing a concerning precedent for UA-specific rules on web APIs
- •Mozilla has expressed formal opposition to this approach
- •Critics argue Google treats web standards as product rollouts rather than collaborative processes
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