Champoloo [he/him]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agoFirefox Will Ship with an "AI Kill Switch" to Completely Disable all AI Features9to5linux.comexternal-linkmessage-square50linkfedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up197arrow-down1external-linkFirefox Will Ship with an "AI Kill Switch" to Completely Disable all AI Features9to5linux.comChampoloo [he/him]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square50linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareInfamousblt [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33arrow-down1·2 months 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-up29·2 months agoIt’s open-source. You don’t have to trust them.
minus-squareInfamousblt [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35arrow-down1·2 months 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-down1·2 months agoAlways funny seeing people say that for open-source stuff.
minus-squarechgxvjh [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months 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.