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Tor Browser says no to Firefox's AI features as it removes them (www.neowin.net)

submitted 5 days ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/privacy@programming.dev

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[–] TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub 15 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Wonder if they also removed the local AI translation, which I find very useful, but it’s also another black box.

[–] eleijeep@piefed.social 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Correct, Tor browser doesn't include the local translation feature.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Are all of these AI features not transparent?

[–] IceFoxX@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Even if that were the case, it wouldn't make any difference. Since the change in CEO, the company has been moving towards AI. When Mitchell Baker made way for Laura Chambers, the company's policy also changed and the aim now is to make money with AI. In other words, today's settings could disappear with tomorrow's updates. However, I understand the move, as open source is not promoted enough and financial resources go to closed source players.

[–] who@feddit.org 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

More or less. I think it's a fork of Project Bergamot, so not a black box in the usual sense (anyone can inspect it), but perhaps still inscrutable for most people.

https://github.com/mozilla/translations

https://browser.mt/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Bergamot