Something that hasn't been made clear: Firefox will have an option to completely disable all AI features.
We've been calling it the AI kill switch internally. I'm sure it'll ship with a less murderous name, but that's how seriously and absolutely we're taking this.
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Also, just because they have that feature now doesn’t mean they will have it in the future.
It’s like saying “yes we gave you a loaded weapon but we have a safety which you can manually engage” and the implication there is “it’s not our responsibility if it somehow disengages. Also we may remove the safety entirely at some point in the future.”
How about not giving people a loaded weapon if they don’t want one?
Also, just because they have that feature now doesn’t mean they will have it in the future.
It’s like saying “yes we gave you a loaded weapon but we have a safety which you can manually engage” and the implication there is “it’s not our responsibility if it somehow disengages. Also we may remove the safety entirely at some point in the future.”
How about not giving people a loaded weapon if they don’t want one?