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Regarding AI, there are only options on what would be great with AI. There simply is no option "No, I don't f-ing want AI" in a Mozilla product.
I want a Browser and an EMail program. Not something that tries to do thinking for me.
I really like their local translation models. Simply saying "no AI!" feels very luddite to me for such a broad category.
I have no problem with things like Mozilla Common Voice. I have a big problem with integrating machine-learning stuff into Firefox by default.
I remember back when ~~Phoenix~~ ~~Firebird~~ Firefox first came out, the whole fucking point of it was to be a fast, bare-bones browser, and that people could pick and choose what extra features they wanted by installing extensions. IMO that's the way it still ought to be.
Ironically SeaMonkey, the continuation of Mozilla Suite, seems lighter than Firefox.
The luddites were not opposed to technology
It’s about priorities. Fix the ducking browser first, get market share, THEN you fuck around with random shit.