No one asked for AI
Comment on Mozilla lays off 60 people, wants to build AI into Firefox
spaduf@slrpnk.net 9 months ago
So frustrated to see how this conversation is playing out.
This pivot is about refocusing on: The Browser Privacy Ethical AI
This seems like a much better position for Mozilla to operate from, particularly because they’ve excelled at producing ethical SOTA ML for YEARS before ChatGPT. In all, this seems far more forward looking than the previous strategy of “make weird little web tools to make money maybe” and it’s an absolutely massive untapped niche, that they already have the talent to tap into.
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Holyginz@lemmy.world 9 months ago
No one asked for the shitty LLMs masquerading as AI. However, an AI that can do specialized things to help people out in day to day tasks would be great.
spaduf@slrpnk.net 9 months ago
In this context or generally?
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
In the context of Firefox
Sanctus@lemmy.world 9 months ago
It is a better position and FF is going to be even better because of it. We need more options than just chromium. Open web standards dont stay open when everyone congregates.