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Firefox dev clarifies that AI features will be 'opt-in' and there will be a 'killswitch' to disable them (fedia.io)

submitted 1 month ago by ryujin470@fedia.io to c/technology@beehaw.org

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[–] Feyd@programming.dev 48 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

I dunno that seems very compatible with the following that was said in the CEO statement.

AI should always be a choice — something people can easily turn off.

Also here is a link to the posts https://mastodon.social/@firefoxwebdevs/115740500373677782

Also, the dev says the following and I think they have a point.

I'm not asking for faith in our direction - the thing I love about the Firefox community is how open, honest, and technical it is.

But I do ask that you don't have the opposite of faith. Like, try not to be determined that we're going to do the wrong thing here.

[–] TehPers@beehaw.org 29 points 1 month ago

try not to be determined that we're going to do the wrong thing here.

There's a lot Mozilla has done right, but there's a lot they haven't done right as well. These days, the cynical view has proven itself to be more reliable in general, so it's hard not to apply it here as well.

That being said, FF has supported AI chatbots for a while and I haven't seen it come up once in my browser beyond when they said "this is a thing now". But this has also been a good opportunity to explore alternatives, so I'm trying out Zen now (ff-based still).

[–] natecox@programming.dev 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

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[–] MotoAsh@piefed.social 18 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Something easily turned off is distinctly not opt in. They're still lying to everyone.

Earlier today I found a fucking AI feature automatically turned on... Those idiots need to get their shit straight and fast if they want to remain relevant.

[–] The_Decryptor@aussie.zone 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Something easily turned off is distinctly not opt in. They’re still lying to everyone.

It's just that nobody can agree what "opt-in" actually means, apparently.

[–] MotoAsh@piefed.social 9 points 4 weeks ago

It means off by default for starters.