• hornedfiend@sopuli.xyz
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    9 months ago

    why the fuck would I need an AI in a browser? 0 fucks given for this “feature”. firefox is devolving into an edge.

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      9 months ago

      Nowadays we are supposed to need AI everywhere. I’m waiting for my AI bidet so that I can chat with it when I do my business.

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      9 months ago

      You already have AI in Firefox - local translations for example. Developing local AI aligns perfectly well with Mozilla’s goals, but it seems people panic as soon as they see the two letters together.

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      9 months ago

      Theoretically I can imagine AI in the browser to be awesome to combat AI on the web. Let the AI wars begin!

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          9 months ago

          I know there is currently a massive PR campaign for a power grab to consolidate control over AI software. They want to control the means of generation. Only MozillAI can save us from King GhAIdorah!

          Sorry I’m upsetting you. I know we’re entering an acceleration of technology at a time where our institutions globally are in an absolutely horrendous state. People on all sides are brainwashed as hell. The AI watchdogs are insane as well. What’s left but gallows humor? I do hold out some hope though.

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              9 months ago

              That might actually be the kind of thing where open source AI could help. At least I hope. To detect bias, lies or AI powered filtering / sorting of content.

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                  9 months ago

                  See, THIS is the criticism of AI I can actually empathize with, I might even agree with it somewhat

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                  9 months ago

                  Honestly, most of what Cambridge analytica did was blackmail, illegal spending, and collusion between campaigns that were legally required to be separate.

                  Much of the data processing/ml was intended as a smoke screen to distract from the big stuff that was known to work and consequently legislated against. The problem is that they were so incompetent that the distraction technique was also illegal.

                  Maybe the machine learning also worked, but it’s really not clear.