It’s not on by default.
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timroerstroem@feddit.dk 3 weeks agoAI is only opt-in
Not to take anything away from your overall point, which I completely agree with, but this may be a bit of a stretch. All of the “AI” buttons and features are - to my knowledge - on by default. They have made it a lot easier to change that to “off by default now and in the future”, which is very welcome, but “only opt-in” is, again, a bit of a stretch.
Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
It was on my computer, on, until well after they implemented it, they allowed an opt out.
Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
Weird. I was just setting up three Linux laptops and was asked if I wanted to turn these features on every time.
teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I am still on windows, I want to make the switch but my main computer broke, the cursor and the keyboard stopped working despite not being connected to the internet for years. And my backup computer the C drive is almost completely full which I have no fucking idea how that happened as I have barely done anything on this piece of shit. So I’m afraid if I try to download Linux I will end up with no computer that works. I am not a tech guy obviously.
Nalivai@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It absolutely, positively is on by default. Moreover, it’s actually quite hard to completely turn off. Even their new fancy switches are sus, but for the longest time you needed to go to about:config and switch like ten different weirdly named parameters to turn everything off.
Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
Weird. I was just setting up three Linux laptops and was asked if I wanted to turn these features on every time.
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Well, yes. In so far as they’ve added a new opt in button, and it would be silly to assume every user wants it off now. Instead, users that previously installed get a “turn off AI here” button when the update happens.
I’d say that’s a good trade off.
Nalivai@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
They added dangerous bullshit that nobody wanted with no good ability to turn it off, and then, year or so later, added a switch to turn it off.
Most of the Firefox users don’t want for llm to read web pages for them and group their tabs based on whatever bullshit rules it hallucinated this day. People go to Google and Microslop for this treatment.
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I definitely wouldn’t call “local llm features” dangerous.