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Firefox dev clarifies that AI features will be 'opt-in' and there will be a 'killswitch' to disable them (fedia.io)
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[-] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 16 points 2 days ago

the killswitch is in about:config

browser.ml.enable
browser.ml.chat.enabled
browser.ml.chat.menu
browser.ml.chat.page
browser.ml.chat.page.footerBadge
browser.ml.chat.page.menuBadge
browser.ml.linkPreview.enabled
browser.ml.pageAssist.enabled
browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled
browser.tabs.groups.smart.userEnabled
extensions.ml.enabled
browser.search.visualSearch.featureGate
[-] dgriffith@aussie.zone 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

the killswitch is in about:config

Ah yes, the easiest place to put a kill switch for the average user, as opposed to the complexity of a toggle in settings.

[-] tempest@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 days ago

People on Lemmy will hate to hear this but the average user wants AI integrations.

That's the main problem Firefox has. They are trying to appeal to a wide audience but their core users would never let them do anything that might do that. Then the core users sit there and wonder why Mozilla struggles and demand they work exclusively on the browser, an endeavor well known to not be profitable.

The average user doesn't give a shit about privacy either as evidenced by the state of the current Internet.

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