Mozilla's new CEO says AI is coming to Firefox, but will remain a choice

https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/17/mozillas-new-ceo-says-ai-is-coming-to-firefox-but-will-remain-a-choice/

Mozilla has appointed Anthony Enzor-DeMeo as its CEO as the Firefox developer scrambles to adapt in a rapidly changing browser market.

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gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 24 pts · 263d

Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social · 16 pts · 263d

It better, because I'll drop Firefox like the others.

hodgepodgin@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 263d

yes a “choice” or just yet another default that I have to disable (or forget to) when creating a new fucking profile

belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org · 7 pts · 263d

🐈‍⬛ - "Lying"

thenoirwolfess@lemmynsfw.com · 7 pts · 263d (1 reply)

There will always be someone who makes a script to delete the shit features. For example

Creat@discuss.tchncs.de · 9 pts · 263d

Just use librewolf, no need to faff about with scripts and be worried about the next release or whatever.

eleitl@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 262d

I've exercized my choice by moving to LibreWolf.

UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world · -6 pts · 263d (5 replies)

I use LLMs on a daily basis. Mostly as a search engine replacement and, to a limited degree, for coding (e.g. comments, boilerplate). I am not against it coming to my browser in principle, but on the other hand, I can just visit Lumo, Duck AI or whatever else to have AI in my browser. So Mozilla basically has to find an answer to the question of why I need more AI in my browser.

pimento64@sopuli.xyz · 14 pts · 263d (3 replies)

I just use my brain instead, it's not like it's difficult.

underisk@lemmy.ml · 11 pts · 263d

it's insane how many people say they use it for boilerplate in code. it's boilerplate! it's called that because it's always the same!! make a snippet in your IDE. the language/framework/whatever package for your IDE probably has all the boilerplate snippets you could need already. what the fuck is going on

UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 262d (1 reply)

Okay, so if I come up with a random question about some framework, your brain will give me the answer?

pimento64@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 262d

Yeah, I can hallucinate plausible-sounding bullshit with the best of them.

Unquote0270@programming.dev · 2 pts · 263d

Pretty much every company in the world is desperate to incorporate "AI" due to fear of missing out.