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Mozilla introduces cq: 'Stack Overflow for agents' (www.theregister.com)
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[–] 43 points 7 months ago (22 children)

For fuck's sake, Mozilla, have you learned nothing? We do not care about AI products

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  • [+] -6 points 7 months ago (19 children)

    Maybe you don't care, but to be a sustainable company, Mozilla need to look for alternative sources of income. They can't just make 2010s style browser forever.

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  • [–] 13 points 7 months ago

    They‘re not supposed to make money. They are a non-profit foundation that takes donations to develop an open source project and I expect them to spend those donations on exactly that project and not much else.

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  • [–] 18 points 7 months ago (6 children)

    How do you expect them to make money off of this? The only thing they've done is burned money by developing it.

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    That describes almost everything they've done.

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  • [–] -1 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Are you seriously asking how to make money out of large, structured knowledge base in 2026? Having data these days is like having a goldmine, I can't think of any more valuable asset.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    Yes. Of course. Claims require evidence.

    Specifically for the AI initiative in this article, or any of their broader AI initiatives, which have been worryingly many.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago (8 children)

    Yes, I agree with you, but why chase the latest hype that's probably going to burst soon?

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (6 children)

    that’s probably going to burst soon

    what do you mean "burst"? Stock market valuation of IT companies are currently overblown, yes, but the technology is not going anywhere. I'm personally using it for software development, it became part of my workflow and I don't intend to stop using it. I also see other people chatting with bots daily. It just become a new kind of user interface to which people got used to.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    Many, myself included, may not like to hear this, but I think it’s the bitter truth.

    For better or worse, the majority like this technology. AI companies have stuck the landing in a sales sense.

    For those who find it cringey or offensive or whatever, we may have to get used to being black sheep (even more).

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  • [+] -2 points 7 months ago (4 children)
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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Ha, ok. Well I think your response is rude, meaningless, petulant, and a waste of space.

    But I’m really glad we have people like you on social media to remind us what it’s all about.

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  • [–] -1 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    I was trying to get you to understand a POV by reminding you how things were 25 years ago, but clearly that idea was lost on you.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    "AI is inevitable" is a thought-terminating cliché, and you've spent enough time in AI advocacy groups on Lemmy to know that by now. Instead of making claims, please show your work.

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  • [–] 0 points 7 months ago

    why chase the latest hype that’s probably going to burst soon?

    Back in the 2000s, there was an Internet bubble, and it burst. That did not make the Internet go away.

    What makes you think LLMs are going to suddenly disappear?

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    • [–] 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Mozilla doing everything except making their browser better

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