▲ 96 ▼ Mozilla downsizes as it refocuses on Firefox and AI: Read the memo (techcrunch.com) submitted 2 years ago by ylai@lemmy.ml to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 27 points 2 years ago (2 children) AI in Firefox? Damn, guess it's time to use a fork permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] loobkoob@kbin.social 62 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's not just about AI in Firefox, but rather making an open-sourced AI in general. The world is absolutely heading towards AI integrations being normal; personally I'm glad we've got Mozilla working on an AI rather than being limited to closed-source AIs made by for-profit companies. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alto@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago* (2 children) This is basically how I see it. Whether we like it or not, its happening. Claiming it won't at this point is just as silly as all the people who claimed the internet was just a fad. Better to have options, long as it's optional I don't have many issues with it. Now if it's rammed down our throats, that's an entirely different story. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] deur@feddit.nl 6 points 2 years ago* (2 children) See ya in two years when AI is dead and mozilla is pivoting to "focus on the fundamentals" and only works on the browser permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Sims@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago remindme! 2 years permalink fedilink source parent [–] jet@hackertalks.com 4 points 2 years ago They will never focus on the browser. It seems a prerequisite for being Mozilla leadership is to hate the browser and wish to remove it's taint from the mission. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah. I want to have the option to turn off the ai as much as i want the option to go offline. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hire MBA CEO's instead of engineers, get enshittification. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago Beancounters gonna beancount Engineering is a cost center, they don't make money! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] loobkoob@kbin.social 62 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's not just about AI in Firefox, but rather making an open-sourced AI in general. The world is absolutely heading towards AI integrations being normal; personally I'm glad we've got Mozilla working on an AI rather than being limited to closed-source AIs made by for-profit companies. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alto@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago* (2 children) This is basically how I see it. Whether we like it or not, its happening. Claiming it won't at this point is just as silly as all the people who claimed the internet was just a fad. Better to have options, long as it's optional I don't have many issues with it. Now if it's rammed down our throats, that's an entirely different story. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] deur@feddit.nl 6 points 2 years ago* (2 children) See ya in two years when AI is dead and mozilla is pivoting to "focus on the fundamentals" and only works on the browser permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Sims@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago remindme! 2 years permalink fedilink source parent [–] jet@hackertalks.com 4 points 2 years ago They will never focus on the browser. It seems a prerequisite for being Mozilla leadership is to hate the browser and wish to remove it's taint from the mission. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah. I want to have the option to turn off the ai as much as i want the option to go offline. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alto@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago* (2 children) This is basically how I see it. Whether we like it or not, its happening. Claiming it won't at this point is just as silly as all the people who claimed the internet was just a fad. Better to have options, long as it's optional I don't have many issues with it. Now if it's rammed down our throats, that's an entirely different story. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] deur@feddit.nl 6 points 2 years ago* (2 children) See ya in two years when AI is dead and mozilla is pivoting to "focus on the fundamentals" and only works on the browser permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Sims@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago remindme! 2 years permalink fedilink source parent [–] jet@hackertalks.com 4 points 2 years ago They will never focus on the browser. It seems a prerequisite for being Mozilla leadership is to hate the browser and wish to remove it's taint from the mission. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah. I want to have the option to turn off the ai as much as i want the option to go offline. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deur@feddit.nl 6 points 2 years ago* (2 children) See ya in two years when AI is dead and mozilla is pivoting to "focus on the fundamentals" and only works on the browser permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Sims@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago remindme! 2 years permalink fedilink source parent [–] jet@hackertalks.com 4 points 2 years ago They will never focus on the browser. It seems a prerequisite for being Mozilla leadership is to hate the browser and wish to remove it's taint from the mission. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jet@hackertalks.com 4 points 2 years ago They will never focus on the browser. It seems a prerequisite for being Mozilla leadership is to hate the browser and wish to remove it's taint from the mission. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah. I want to have the option to turn off the ai as much as i want the option to go offline. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hire MBA CEO's instead of engineers, get enshittification. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago Beancounters gonna beancount Engineering is a cost center, they don't make money! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago Beancounters gonna beancount Engineering is a cost center, they don't make money! permalink fedilink source parent