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[–] LibsEatPoop@hexbear.net 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

In a memo sent to employees Mozilla says it wants to bring “trustworthy AI into Firefox”. To help it do this sooner it’s merging its Pocket, content, and AI/Ml teams.

Eww.

I’ll need to switch browsers soon. I do not want AI crap.

Edit - There is also the reduction in their privacy services (VPN, Relay etc.). This could be the start of a trend in that direction too. Only time will tell.

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Worry not. I'm sure Tor Browseeu and lots of other Firefox derivatives will simply strip out the AI bits

[–] LibsEatPoop@hexbear.net 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah, thankfully.

[–] Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago

When they say ai, I think they mean stuff like the tra elation feature in Firefox, not those stupid obnoxious ai sidebars

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 months ago