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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
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    5 months 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
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      5 months 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.