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[–] [email protected] 25 points 9 months ago (19 children)

Tell me this is a good thing.

Ok. Mozilla was spreading itself too thin, spending resources trying to compete with multiple products against established brands that were already way ahead of them. They needed to focus down onto their core product rather than frivolously cast about.

And AI is the technology of the future, despite all the whinging and griping by commenters on the subject. It's being incorporated into the other major browsers, it's a must-have if Firefox is to remain relevant. I'm sure you'll be able to turn it off in the settings if you don't want it and if you're really concerned about getting AI cooties there'll be niche forks that are compiled without it.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

And the ever increasing CEO wages and hiring of AirBnB/eBay executive as CEO? Their previous CEOs salary alone could've covered everyone of those employees fired.

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

That part's not good. I was addressing the "They fired 60 staff and are adding AI to their flagship program to earn more money." Part.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

I know, I was more looking at the bigger picture.

Adding AI could be fine, but with the direction the leadership is going I can’t see it as good in this case.

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