Choose how you want to navigate the web with Firefox | The Mozilla Blog
blog.mozilla.org
As Mozilla envisions Firefox’s future, we are focused on building a browser that empowers you to choose your own path and gives you the freedom to explor

Tldr: Theyre adding an opt-in alt text generation for blind people and an opt-in ai chat sidebar where you can choose the model used (includes self-hosted ones)

  • LWD@lemm.ee
    0·
    4 days ago

    If it was truly opt-in, it could be an extension. They should not be bundling this with the browser, bloating it more in the process.

    AI already has ethical issues, and environmental issues, and privacy issues, and centralization issues. You technically can run your own local AI, but they hook up to the big data-hungry ones out of the box.

    Look at the Firefox subreddit. One month ago, people were criticizing the thought of adding AI to Firefox. Two months ago, same thing. Look at the Firefox community. See how many times people requested AI.

    • barryamelton@lemmy.ml
      0·
      4 days ago

      If it was truly opt-in, it could be an extension. They should not be bundling this with the browser, bloating it more in the process.

      The extension API doesn’t have enough access for this.

      You technically can run your own local AI, but they hook up to the big data-hungry ones out of the box.

      While it is opt-in and disabled by default, this is the real problem.

      • xad@lemmy.ml
        0·
        3 days ago

        The extension APl doesn’t have enough access for this.

        If that’s the case, then it’s pretty great that Mozilla is also the exact company in charge of the extension API.

        I have only one extension, and I use it longer than I use Firefox. I also trust the developer a lot more than I trust Mozilla.

          • xad@lemmy.ml
            0·
            2 days ago

            Mozilla isn’t in charge of the extension API, it uses Chromium’s WebExtensions API

            No. They are basing their implementation on that of Chrome, but nobody is forcing Mozilla to do this … So yes, Mozilla is responsible for all the APIs they integrate. Of course.

            • xor@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
              0·
              2 days ago

              Yeah, just create an entirely new, incompatible extension engine from scratch for this one feature specifically!

      • LWD@lemm.ee
        0·
        4 days ago

        What are they missing? So far, all they’ve added is a sidebar and a couple extra right-click menu additions. Both of these are available for all extensions.

    • slazer2au@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0·
      4 days ago

      Look at the Firefox subreddit. One month ago, people were criticizing the thought of adding AI to Firefox. Two months ago, same thing. Look at the Firefox community. See how many times people requested AI.

      I believe what most people are concerned about, including myself, was the AI features being enabled automatically and then having to disable it like every other application would do to inflate metrics.

      Because this is opt in like it says in the blog I am ok with it there and disabled.