Google tweaks Chrome AI privacy wording, insists processing stays on-device

Google has changed Chrome's disclosure language about how its on-device AI works, but that doesn't mean the company intends to capture on-device AI interactions. The Chrome menu modification, which isn't universally rolled out yet even in Chrome 148, was noted this week on Reddit. The "On-device AI" message in Chrome's System settings previously read, "To power features like scam detection, Chrome can use AI models that run directly on your device without sending your data to Google servers.