Champoloo [he/him]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 8 days agoFirefox Will Ship with an "AI Kill Switch" to Completely Disable all AI Features9to5linux.comexternal-linkmessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up194arrow-down10
arrow-up194arrow-down1external-linkFirefox Will Ship with an "AI Kill Switch" to Completely Disable all AI Features9to5linux.comChampoloo [he/him]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square46linkfedilink
minus-squareInfamousblt [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33arrow-down1·8 days agoAssuming you trust them that it actually does that, and assuming they don’t just push an update that turns it back on later silently
minus-squaretheturtlemoves [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·8 days agoIt’s open-source. You don’t have to trust them.
minus-squareInfamousblt [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35arrow-down1·8 days agoI do, because I can’t go read the code and understand it. So I have to trust someone, if not them
minus-squareMizuTama [he/him, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·8 days agoAlways funny seeing people say that for open-source stuff.
minus-squarechgxvjh [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-28 days agoI’m not reading all of that. I know already that they are putting stuff that I don’t want into Firefox. They’ve told me. An opt-out switch is not enough. Mozilla has a history of being unhappy and insisting on their trademark when distros disable unwelcome features.
Assuming you trust them that it actually does that, and assuming they don’t just push an update that turns it back on later silently
It’s open-source. You don’t have to trust them.
I do, because I can’t go read the code and understand it. So I have to trust someone, if not them
Always funny seeing people say that for open-source stuff.
I’m not reading all of that. I know already that they are putting stuff that I don’t want into Firefox. They’ve told me.
An opt-out switch is not enough.
Mozilla has a history of being unhappy and insisting on their trademark when distros disable unwelcome features.