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On Firefox and non-tech users

2024-10-30 19:16:21.532032+01 by Dan Lyke 3 comments

Retooted both for the observation about Firefox, and for the observation about AI-ness. RT nytpu @nytpu@tilde.zone

Fun fact: I was talking with some very non-tech people today and multiple people said they switched to Firefox because of Google Chrome ruining adblock and because of them shoving AI crap into it. But, they dislike or are ambivalent about all of Firefox other than it having functional adblock and no AI crap (as do I, Firefox sucks a lot), but then half of them said they switched back to Chrome because Mozilla started releasing AI crap and didn't see why they should bother.

So all the people who say “oh Normal People either don't care about AI or actively like it and Mozilla is just trying to expand their userbase” are just lying. Once you get out of the perpetually online sphere you do see a lot fewer people vehemently against AI, but I also have never once met anyone who actually really liked it (at best people tentatively use it for a few things). And Mozilla is actively making the browser as bad as possible and pushing people who don't care about what browser they use beyond a few features away

[ related topics: Open Source Artificial Intelligence ]

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#Comment Re: On Firefox and non-tech users made: 2024-10-31 00:03:59.475835+01 by: Mars Saxman

Where is there AI crap in Firefox...? What does this even mean? I use Firefox all the time, and I cannot guess what they might be referring to.

#Comment Re: On Firefox and non-tech users made: 2024-10-31 15:03:19.797422+01 by: Dan Lyke

I don't think it's so much AI crap in the browser, the browser issues are just the "We take your privacy! Seriously!" trends Mozilla's been chasing of late, it's that they've been doing a lot of stuff that associates AI with the brand, from the "introduce confusing explanations into MDN" debacle to Introducing Mozilla.ai: Investing in trustworthy AI

#Comment Re: On Firefox and non-tech users made: 2024-11-02 15:14:08.840535+01 by: Definitely Not a Bot

I think it's a disgust reaction. Like, "if you need to spew bullshit everywhere I can't stop you but then I need my distance so you don't spew your shit on me."

Actually, typing this, I see a possible PR attack on AI by associating it with filth and having celebrities proclaim that an AI-free lifestyle is sanitary, clean, and healthy. Tagline: "AI is BS"

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