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Vivaldi's Leader Has a Bold Pledge: No AI in Your Web Browser (www.pcmag.com)
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[–] 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Mozilla should really take note. For all that talk about ethics - more than a whole manifesto worth - they really would rather reject the easy W.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

    I think Mozilla sees there is a bigger userbase interested in AI features than the userbase distancing themselves from it. and they need to be doing something to grow the market share because they are disappearing.

    I don't know whether it's a good path for them. what I know is that thanks to volunteers like librewolf, I can continue using a browser on my terms.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago*

    I agree that that's what Mozilla seems to be doing, but that doesn't seem like a smart idea at all. Mozilla has their niche (that they're alienating), while AI enthusiasts already have browsers that did the AI thing earlier than Mozilla, and probably much better.

    But don't take my word for it alone:

    Maybe look back at that 30 year history and see what they were doing when they had positive DAU and do that again?

    I'll give them a hint because I was around then: It wasn't chasing the latest fads.

    It was doing what they're good at, being deeply abnormal, and helping folk make what they really wanted.

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