Automatically generated page summaries as an experimental feature of Firefox 139 nightly (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)

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Latest nightly builds of Firefox 139 include an experimental web link preview feature which shows (among other things) an AI-generated summary of what that page is purportedly about before you visit it, saving you time, a click, or the need to ‘hear’ a real human voice.

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[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

If it works around paywalls, it could actually be a useful feature.

[-] vermaterc@lemmy.ml 12 points 5 days ago

It reportedly works entirely on your machine (as it meant to be privacy preserving by default). So it will probably see only the data you can see.

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