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Here’s what we’re working on in Firefox | The Mozilla Blog (blog.mozilla.org)

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 5 months ago (49 children)

We are approaching the use of AI in Firefox — which many, many of you have been asking about — in the same way. We’re focused on giving you AI features that solve tangible problems, respect your privacy, and give you real choice.

We’re looking at how we can use local, on-device AI models — i.e., more private — to enhance your browsing experience further. One feature we’re starting with next quarter is AI-generated alt-text for images inserted into PDFs, which makes it more accessible to visually impaired users and people with learning disabilities.

NO! I don't want AI in my Firefox. If Mozilla really adds AI, I will consider switching my main browser since Firefox 1 came out.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 months ago (6 children)

Just use librewolf or something, or if they incorporate ai, I'd be surprised if an ai-free fork doesn't pop up quickly

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I've looked at alternative forks of Firefox before, but there were two problems for me: a) most are not up to date or slow to update, and b) hard to trust my browser to any community or other company. You see, I actually trust Mozilla, specifically Firefox and Thunderbird. At least the AI is local only, but it would add another attack vector and bloat for no reason to me. We'll see if it can be disabled.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Accessibility is “no reason”?! I never called someone ableist before, but… gosh, you're coming close.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

You misunderstand me. "bloat for no reason to me" means it is no reason to use to me. I don't care about alt-text in PDFs.

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