We are approaching the use of AI in Firefox – which many, many of you have been asking about – in the same way. We’re focused on giving you AI features that solve tangible problems, respect your privacy, and give you real choice.
We’re looking at how we can use local, on-device AI models – i.e., more private – to enhance your browsing experience further. One feature we’re starting with next quarter is AI-generated alt-text for images inserted into PDFs, which makes it more accessible to visually impaired users and people with learning disabilities.
I mean, this is not “slapping an LLM on top of the software and calling it AI”, it’s integrating it into the browser in usable ways.
One usage of a local model is the local translation feature which was … kinda nice? Not having to go online to translate? Pretty cool right?
This is similar here with the alt text, seems like a force for good?
Feels like they’re fulfilling what they said in the first paragraph of the quote.
After reading a non-fiction book, do you beat yourself up over not remembering all that much? This is especially painful if the book took years to complete (e.g. Anne Applebaum’s “Gulag”)....
The study (PDF), published this month by University of Chicago and University of Michigan researchers and reported by The Washington Post on Sunday, says:...
I’ve been a social media hermit for the past 3 years but recently I’ve given up and created a few accounts across different apps again. It’s unreal how strict the requirements are now....
I was working with NPM package.json files a lot lately and I often found myself saving them in an unparseable state. json-ts-mode highlights syntax errors in yellow but it wasn’t enough....
Just imagine - everyone who write content that’s worth anything these days start dating their newest posts as if they were written in 2023, creating a community within still frame of a better time. It’s like Old School RuneScape, but for the internet.
I have a Mastermouse MM530 by Cooler Master at the moment, bought on the basis of its “sturdy” build, but the mouse wheel has been playing up for a while now, occasionally scrolling down when I’m in fact scrolling up....
Here’s what we’re working on in Firefox (connect.mozilla.org)
People want 'dumbphones'. Will companies make them? (www.bbc.com)
Information retention after reading non-fiction
After reading a non-fiction book, do you beat yourself up over not remembering all that much? This is especially painful if the book took years to complete (e.g. Anne Applebaum’s “Gulag”)....
ts moment (lemmy.ml)
Reddit’s deal with OpenAI will plug its posts into “ChatGPT and new products” (www.theverge.com)
"Portal" Between Dublin and NYC Shut Down After OnlyFans Model Flashes It (ca.news.yahoo.com)
Apple, SpaceX, Microsoft return-to-office mandates drove senior talent away (arstechnica.com)
The study (PDF), published this month by University of Chicago and University of Michigan researchers and reported by The Washington Post on Sunday, says:...
Finally (lemmy.today)
Two chemists walk into a bar (sh.itjust.works)
Instagram locked my account and forced me to appeal and send a picture of my face, so I sent a picture of Shrek. They deleted my account
I’ve been a social media hermit for the past 3 years but recently I’ve given up and created a few accounts across different apps again. It’s unreal how strict the requirements are now....
Dell responds to return-to-office resistance with VPN, badge tracking (arstechnica.com)
Surely the clearest path to retaining only the best.
Stack Overflow and OpenAI Partner (files.mastodon.online)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15315562...
When or where does "Fake it 'till you make it." apply?
save me ru(d)e (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
There it is (lemmy.world)
If it works, kill it. (lemmy.world)
Rule of Google: if it works, kill it....
Wrote some simple code to prevent saving .json if it doesn't parse
I was working with NPM package.json files a lot lately and I often found myself saving them in an unparseable state. json-ts-mode highlights syntax errors in yellow but it wasn’t enough....
I knew I was dead.
A web search tip to avoid AI generated SEO junk (lemmy.world)
Framework won’t be just a laptop company anymore (www.theverge.com)
It started with notebooks, but that wasn’t the master plan.
Time for a classic: BIFL computer mouse?
I have a Mastermouse MM530 by Cooler Master at the moment, bought on the basis of its “sturdy” build, but the mouse wheel has been playing up for a while now, occasionally scrolling down when I’m in fact scrolling up....