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Tldr: Theyre adding an opt-in alt text generation for blind people and an opt-in ai chat sidebar where you can choose the model used (includes self-hosted ones)

  • barryamelton@lemmy.ml
    12·
    6 months ago

    If it was truly opt-in, it could be an extension. They should not be bundling this with the browser, bloating it more in the process.

    The extension API doesn’t have enough access for this.

    You technically can run your own local AI, but they hook up to the big data-hungry ones out of the box.

    While it is opt-in and disabled by default, this is the real problem.

    • LWD@lemm.ee
      3·
      6 months ago

      What are they missing? So far, all they’ve added is a sidebar and a couple extra right-click menu additions. Both of these are available for all extensions.

      • xorEnglish
        3·
        6 months ago

        Mozilla isn’t in charge of the extension API, it uses Chromium’s WebExtensions API

          • xorEnglish
            2·
            6 months ago

            Yeah, just create an entirely new, incompatible extension engine from scratch for this one feature specifically!