Quoting: sarmadIf everything is opt-in as this dev says, then I think their new CEO simply gave the wrong message by calling it an AI browser.

So the CEO of Mozilla has zero idea about the product they are managing. Yet we have to trust a dev that says " I hope we can (re)gain your trust here. I don't personally work on this stuff, "

So one dev who doesnt work on it and a CEO who called it an Ai Browser.

Im getting serious " Everything Computer " vibes here.

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Quoting: sarmadIf everything is opt-in as this dev says, then I think their new CEO simply gave the wrong message by calling it an AI browser.

So the CEO of Mozilla has zero idea about the product they are managing. Yet we have to trust a dev that says " I hope we can (re)gain your trust here. I don't personally work on this stuff, "

So one dev who doesnt work on it and a CEO who called it an Ai Browser.

Im getting serious " Everything Computer " vibes here.

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Quoting: doragasuToo late, today I switched to LibreWolf after literally DECADES of loyalty, and everything is working great, I'm not going back unless things change A LOT.

Also about that killswitch, let me guess, it will be opt-out and will reset each time a update is installed, right?

btw read those settings above. They are currently enabled in Librewolf too.

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Quoting: Cley_Fayeso I'll take the kill switch.

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As i mentioned in my other post, i'll take the conscientious FOSS Dev's pouring over the code to make sure it's actually fully 'Off'.

Speaking of which:

Spoiler, click me

Apple experienced a significant security flaw in FaceTime in early 2019 that allowed users to eavesdrop on others without their knowledge or consent. This bug affected the Group FaceTime feature and sparked widespread concern over user privacy.

The issue was first discovered in January 2019 and became publicly known when it was reported that a teenager in Texas had found the vulnerability and alerted Apple. Notably, the bug allowed a caller to activate the microphone—and in some cases, the front-facing camera—of the recipient’s device even if the recipient did not answer the call

Is that related to Ai ? Not specifically but it does show how a piece of software can be unintentionally ( or maliciously) coded to function in a way that the user has no knowledge of until it's too late. We trust these devices more than ever, there can be no ambiguity with privacy or security and by extension we have to place a certain degree of trust in the Company maintaining the software.

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btw in the last Firefox thread someone mentioned you have to set 'browser.ml.enable' to 'false' in about:config.

Actually it might be more like a whole bunch of this:

browser.ml.enable

browser.ml.chat.enabled

browser.ml.linkPreview.enabled

extensions.ml.enabled

browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled

browser.tabs.groups.smart.userEnabled

browser.ml.chat.page.footerBadge

browser.ml.chat.page.menuBadge

browser.ml.chat.shortcuts

browser.ml.chat.shortcuts.custom

browser.ml.chat.sidebar

browser.ml.checkForMemory

browser.ml.linkPreview.shift

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Disclaimer*: Im not advocating for anyone to do this, if it breaks your browser experience then that's on you to set at your own discretion. Just pointing out how un-user friendly this is for non tech savvy folk who want to use firefox daily.

Just Having a big 'Turn Ai Off' button is pretty lame, it should either be a browser extension or be turned Off by Default and have a pop up to ask if the user want's it enabled ( within which information is displayed as to how it works and what data is gathered in full )

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When talking about 'Ai' , but for web use when asking simple questions it always seems to present anything you asked about as being correct even if it's not.. it's kind of hard to explain but almost like excessive flattery, & the information isn't always correct when i do manual research on the same question, perhaps i look at a tutorial video. i.e the consensus vs the common-sense(sus) from a human.

But then, if you ask it something intentionally controversial it reverts to what seems like a pre-defined script offering no true insight but just guard rails to shuffle you back to a predefined end point, no learning, no intelligence essentially ingrained propaganda.. it reminds me of the basic talk programs i used to write on my ZXSpectrum , literally no better.

And to think that there is around half a trillion $ invested in this stuff. What's a viable use case so far for normal people to subscribe and pay for it ? , im not even convinced there is any enhanced ad tracking revenue from it either more than the current algorithms. Just a way to summarize (badly) a webpage and render some creepy looking images , which again .. im not paying either. Oh and Ai music isn't anything other than formulaic garbage.

What about the mistakes too, no human required to vet that brand new Ai vibe code when machines start faltering and killing people ? Sound's like it will cost a lot more money in the end and possible prison sentences.

Im not against tech in general, this time though i just don't see it doing anything other than augmenting existing situations but with the same caveats as a normal system which is that a human needs to trust that system and that still requires non Ai human intervention.

BTW not convinced by FF here, i run Librewolf which also has the ML turned on by default. Not sure where to turn but im pleased there are Dev's out there keeping a beady eye on any blackbox stealth features these companies might add.

That's the power of FOSS :)

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Quoting: syylkIf there's a textbook example of how one can hate and love a videogame company at the same time, then it's Epic Games.

Today is even-numbered, so we love them.

Tomorrow Sweeney will speak, and we will hate them.

Sigh

a comment so accurate you made it onto a Mr. Sujano video :grin:

https://youtu.be/1NfAwHeo7ZM?t=867 [External Link]

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As for the Steam Deck they said they don't have the ability to test it right now

idk ..Buy a steamdeck ?

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Arch is catered towards people who like using the terminal, who are willing to read manpages, documentation, wiki pages, etc. to administer their systems

Lets not make out like Arch is for super technical linux experts. It's not, it's more geared towards the kind of person who want to think they are. I mean, why not use Gentoo and get really into the weeds.

we miss you Sabayon , come back ! :sad:

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There still isn't an onscreen keyboard that rivals 'Onboard' or anything close under KDE / Wayland. In fact, im not sure there even is a fully functioning onscreen keyboard under Wayland KDE-Plasma right now :huh:

the last i read about it was here (last post 6 days ago):

https://discuss.kde.org/t/plasma-6-and-wayland-no-on-screen-keyboard-working/17799/53 [External Link]

where the workaround requiring GDK_BACKEND=x11 & adding it to environment variables. Seemingly not working on Fedora. Look at the first post in that thread and see who the kinds of people are effected by the forced switch to Wayland. People are still struggling with this all the way back to the beginning of Wayland's inception. Sure there are workarounds to some extent but it's not a very user friendly solution, when you are telling regular folks to switch to Linux.

I guess valve might use xwayland on SteamOS for the onscreen keyboard ? will that cover every feature of a regular keyboard idk.

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