Comment on It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser"
Auth@lemmy.world 1 day agoSo no text to voice/voice to text, no translation, no ocr, no summarization, no scam detection? These are useful ai features to have in a browser IMO.
Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Plugins exist. There is no excuse for bloat8ng the browser with these seldom used niche features by default, espexially when they represent 5% if what the AI component is doing and the other 95% are harmful to literally every living thing on the planet.
Auth@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I dont consider any of those features to be bloat. “Harmful to every living thing on the planet” wtf are you referring to here?
bold_atlas@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah “every living thing” is such an exaggeration. The global warming apocalypse will certainly benefit a few living things,
Auth@lemmy.world 1 day ago
none of those features are slop. They are amazingly useful features. Removing them from the hands of average users by putting them behind an extension would make Firefox a much worse option and exclude a ton of people for no reason.
Your opinion is based on nothing and you have no idea what you’re talking about. You’re just a reactionary.
Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
The social and environmental impact of AI training and use is what I’m referring to.
Auth@lemmy.world 1 day ago
There is only an environmental impact in AI in training in the places that have water issues or use fossil fuels on the grid. Otherwise its the same as any other power use.
Plus model training costs arent relevant to firefox. We dont factor in the power usage for creating the linux kernel when we talk about linux or any other software. There isnt any good reason we should care about 3rd party companies power generation costs. I dont think about how much power the steel plant used to build my car nor should I.