Oh wow, Google is really sneaky with their AI Mode button on the new tab page in Chrome. Here's a very unintuitive way to disable it.
1. Open chrome://flags/ in your browser.
2. Look for "ntp-compose-entrypoint".
3. Switch to "disabled".
4. Restart your browser.
"Mozilla AI, a new startup launched by the non-profit behind Firefox, aims to champion ‘trustworthy’ development of artificial intelligence (AI) amid the rapid acceleration of the generative AI space."
"Firefox users looking for a quick way to tap into generative AI can now do so without even leaving the current page."
"Mozilla under fire for Firefox AI "bloat" that blows up CPU and drains battery"
https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1mm8u6g/mozilla_under_fire_for_firefox_ai_bloat_that/
"Mozilla has responded to user backlash over the Firefox web browser’s new Terms of Use, which critics have called out for using overly broad language that appears to give the browser maker the rights to whatever data you input or upload."
Yeah, not for me, sorry.
@KewlCat @boo_ @stefan @hisold @orrickle But it's published *by* Mozilla, so it's weird to say it has none of their shenanigans. Is the de-shenaniganizing audited by any outside parties? It's also apparently named Firefox Focus in most of the world.
Anyone have an opinion of it vs. Waterfox on Android?
@mweston @boo_ @stefan @hisold @orrickle « Builds of "Focus for Android" have telemetry enabled by default ("opt-out") while builds of "Klar for Android" have telemetry disabled by default. »
https://web.archive.org/web/20171231163247/https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/focus-android/wiki/Telemetry
Also, it's not "weird" to say it's not the full Firefox for Android (with translation, AI, phoning home, whatever) because it really is not Firefox for Android.
@KewlCat @boo_ @stefan @hisold @orrickle I wasn't trying to say that Firefox Klar is the full Firefox for Android. So far as I know, both Firefox for Android and Firefox Klar are published by Mozilla, so saying that it "has none of Mozilla's shenanigans" is what seemed weird to me.
But Firefox Klar does not appear in my Google Play, so I may be wrong about the publisher. Firefox Focus *is* there, and is published by Mozilla.
Still open: My question about anyone having opinions on Firefox Focus vs. Waterfox. The later is based on Firefox, is not published by Mozilla, and is in my Google Play. So it's currently my leading contender for my next browser on Android devices.
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