Mozilla is adding a toggle to disable all generative "AI" features in Firefox.

Terminal Tilt

Maybe, but I did just also read that Microsoft is scaling back "AI" in Windows 11, possibly stripping Copilot out of Notepad and Paint. Between this and the new Firefox "Block AI" toggle, the message is hitting home. We want tools, not forced LLMs.

This is what happens when we refuse to be quiet. They are starting to realize "AI" is a privacy risk and a probably a bad for their market share.

Don't stop now. Be loud. Be a real pain in their butts. Make them scared to even mention it.

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-is-reevaluating-its-ai-efforts-on-windows-11-plans-to-reduce-copilot-integrations-and-evolve-recall

#Windows11 #Microsoft #NoAI

Casual Digitals

@terminaltilt This is wonderful news!

Bonsai861

@terminaltilt It's still an American organisation so I won't be touching it.

⚝ Mirko ⚝

@terminaltilt Too little, too late. I already switched to Vivaldi. Which is the better and safer browser out-of-the-box nonetheless. In every aspect.

Bruce Mirken

@terminaltilt

smells of bikes

@terminaltilt maybe I'll start using it again.

Thomas Traynor

@terminaltilt instead of disabling how about getting rid of it. I want a browser and only a browser, as secure as it can be made. When I want to use AI give me the option of a plug in or web page.

Ethan Black

@terminaltilt I like things like page summaries. Having at least an opt-out should be a thing for large features in general though.

Simon Zerafa (Status: :meowBox: 😊)

@terminaltilt

I wonder if @librewolf or @Waterfox have plans to just strip out all the AI bollocks completely? ‍️

Hakan Bayındır

@terminaltilt While we can say that it's a result of a pushback, we need to give credit where credit is due.

Firefox's AI chatbot menu already has "Remove AI chatbot" menu item since day one, and clicking this removes everything and has no recourse on the settings. You have to go to about:config and re-enable it by force.

IOW, 90% of the feature is already there since day one. While a bigger button is always better, we shouldn't paint the wrong picture about Mozilla to begin with.

Disco Cat

@terminaltilt is it a win if what they took from "we don't want AI" is "we'll keep it anyway", even with a button to disable it ?

zbrando

@terminaltilt I chose Vivaldi also because no AI is even better than this toggle.

Joyce Lionarons

@m1rk0 @terminaltilt

I switched to Vivaldi as well.

John Maxwell

@terminaltilt "won" is strong language when the correct position is "strip that shit out", not "let us ask you not to force it on us."

Who here believes it's really an off switch, even?

Epistomai

@terminaltilt @rl_dane Microsoft has nightmares to lose his only market share he has strong: Desktops. Many are tempted to jump into Linux and if the GameCube were already launched it would be a success, not only for gaming. Linux distros are always been better than Windows, but really difficult for regular users Since 10 or 15 years ago are really easy.

Microsoft is lying more by doing exactly opposite of they said about opensource.