allisonSep 9, 2025
i love living in the future, in which i have to hold my web browser very gingerly so it doesn't replace the thing i'm reading with the carbon farts of a stochastic white supremacy machine https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/shake-to-summarize/
On Firefox for iOS, summarize a page with a shake or a tap | The Mozilla Blog

On mobile, browsing often means quick checks on small screens, squeezed in between everything else you’re doing. We built Shake to Summarize on iOS to gi

Show threadKinky KoboldsSep 10, 2025
@aparrish
Why do they have such a hard on for AI when the absence of AI features is a selling point to many of those willing to consider an alternative browser?
Show threadallisonSep 10, 2025
@KinkyKobolds this is the best explanation i've read for why anyone who is monetarily backed by the tech industry is feeling pressured to include generative models in everything https://gauthierroussilhe.com/en/articles/how-to-use-computing-power-faster
How to use computing power faster: on the weird economics of semiconductors and GenAI | Gauthier Roussilhe

On the economics of the semiconductor industry and its new variations with GenAI development.

Show threadOzzie D, NP-hard  Sep 10, 2025
@aparrish @KinkyKobolds that was a really helpful commentary, thanks. I've really struggled to understand how Mozilla benefits from pushing genAI on its user base.
Show threadMarjorieR
@ozdreaming @aparrish @KinkyKobolds Having read the entire article (not an LLM's summary!) I still fail to see what the advantage to Mozilla, in particular, is from pushing AI (or at least LLM use) into its browser when its USP could be that it is free from AI, and surely growing Firefox should be an objective?
Are there financial rewards to the C suite from this, or have they just frunk the kool-aid? As far as I can see it certainly doesn't align with the interests of this user.
Sep 10, 2025 at 10:15amWeb
Show threadallisonSep 10, 2025
@marjolica @ozdreaming @KinkyKobolds Mozilla gets a ton of its money from Google and keeping that money flowing has to be a big (implicit and explicit) influencing factor on product development. i imagine search partners and big name donors are much more inclined to put money into organizations that are aligned with making their line go up. that's just my guess though 🤷🏻‍♀️