Steve Marshall

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Show threadSteve MarshallFeb 3
@firefoxwebdevs @alextecplayz For the time being, you can see those models in about:addons, under the “On-device AI” page, and there will be a “Firefox uses this to sugest tabs” description, like this.
Show threadSteve MarshallJan 28
@jonty Work: 1, with 0 unread. Personal: 4, 0 unread.
Show threadSteve MarshallJan 26
@Mossop I am so glad it's not just me.
Steve MarshallJan 12
@axemonkey Do you mean “the list of folders” sorted alphabetically, or their contents? If it's the former, I don't recall that ever being an option (except by doing it manually). If it's the latter: View>Sort By or right-click on the folder.
Show threadSteve MarshallDec 18

@axemonkey Just edited this because the first sentence read as a bit sarcastic, which is not what I intended. Sorry about that.

But we do take these concerns very seriously, and are trying to do the best we can for _all_ our users. Unfortunately, those things are sometimes in opposition to one another. But we are trying.

Steve MarshallDec 18

@axemonkey That first part is definitely not what's happening. Are we building AI features? Yes, because lots of users are asking for them.

But we're trying to do it in a way that's as thoughtful and respectful of current users as we can, including having the option for people to disable them all up front and never be asked about it. And even if people don't do that, they're being designed to be opt-in, and privacy preserving.

(Full disclosure: I'm not involved in any AI features.)

Steve MarshallDec 18
Show threadFirefox for Web DevelopersDec 18

I'm not asking for faith in our direction - the thing I love about the Firefox community is how open, honest, and technical it is.

But I do ask that you don't have the opposite of faith. Like, try not to be determined that we're going to do the wrong thing here.

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Steve MarshallDec 18
Show threadFirefox for Web DevelopersDec 18

All AI features will also be opt-in. I think there are some grey areas in what 'opt-in' means to different people (e.g. is a new toolbar button opt-in?), but the kill switch will absolutely remove all that stuff, and never show it in future. That's unambiguous.

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Steve MarshallDec 18
Firefox for Web DevelopersDec 18

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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Steve MarshallDec 16
Lady Laura Dec 16
The modern condition is mostly trying to do things on your own that people have historically achieved with a large support network and wondering why you're tired all the time.