https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/adding-ai-features-is-egregiously-dumb-and-against-firefox-s/m-p/113638#M44155 <P>I concur</P> Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:08:29 GMT weilii 2025-12-17T22:08:29Z https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/adding-ai-features-is-egregiously-dumb-and-against-firefox-s/m-p/113538#M44079 <P>User agency over “smart” automation used to be a founding principle for Firefox, and this spits in the face of that.&nbsp;</P> <UL> <LI>AI breaks the “inspectability” contract of open-source software</LI> <LI>AI features inherently centralize power, which Firefox is supposed to resist</LI> <LI>AI features break privacy by encouraging data extraction by default</LI> <LI>AI features could be a voluntary extension not owned by Mozilla.</LI> </UL> <P>Firefox users actually want:</P> <UL> <LI> <P>Fast rendering</P> </LI> <LI> <P>Standards compliance</P> </LI> <LI> <P>Low memory usage</P> </LI> <LI> <P>Predictable behavior</P> </LI> <LI> <P>Strong privacy defaults</P> </LI> </UL> <P>Your decision violates user trust and spits in the face of your founding philosophies. Shame on leadership and especially this new CEO.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:09:02 GMT https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/adding-ai-features-is-egregiously-dumb-and-against-firefox-s/m-p/113538#M44079 poxlox 2025-12-17T22:09:02Z https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/adding-ai-features-is-egregiously-dumb-and-against-firefox-s/m-p/113638#M44155 <P>I concur</P> Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:08:29 GMT https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/adding-ai-features-is-egregiously-dumb-and-against-firefox-s/m-p/113638#M44155 weilii 2025-12-17T22:08:29Z