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Mozilla downsizes as it refocuses on Firefox and AI (techcrunch.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

how will putting AI in Firefox get them funding?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

That's not what they're doing. They're going to focus on two separate products: Firefox and AI.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

And maybe merge the two, like adding a tldr feature to reader mode, instead of an obnoxious sidebar like a lot of browsers right now

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Mozilla seized an opportunity to bring trustworthy AI into Firefox

Therefore, as part of the changes today, we will be bringing together Pocket, Content, and the AI/ML teams supporting content with the Firefox Organization

This is from the Mozilla release. The second quote does say "Firefox Organization" and not "Firefox", but it seems clear they are planning on integrating AI into Firefox.

But, I've reread @NotSteve_'s comment and they were saying the funding earned from AI could be put into Firefox, not AI itself. NotSteve wasn't claiming that putting AI into Firefox would bring in more funding, only that AI could be a separate source of revenue. So my question is moot.