EinatYahav@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoMozilla lays off 60 people, wants to build AI into Firefoxarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square331fedilinkarrow-up1709arrow-down133cross-posted to: linux_lugcast@lemux.minnix.devtechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.ziptechnology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1676arrow-down1external-linkMozilla lays off 60 people, wants to build AI into Firefoxarstechnica.comEinatYahav@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square331fedilinkcross-posted to: linux_lugcast@lemux.minnix.devtechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.ziptechnology@beehaw.org
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down2·5 months agoAI will be great for translation of webpages locally instead of sending content over the wire
minus-squareFabledAepitaph@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·5 months agoI can get behind this if everything is processed locally. Let my computer do the computing and stop harvesting my data, internet
minus-squarelemmesay@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoFirefox already has that as a built-in feature on desktop version.
minus-squareidefix@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoIf the only use case is translation, that’s probably not a good business case.
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoThat’s not the only use case. It could read a 400 page pdf locally and summarize it for you, answer questions and find which slide the data you want is on. The use cases are only limited by how powerful the AI is
AI will be great for translation of webpages locally instead of sending content over the wire
I can get behind this if everything is processed locally. Let my computer do the computing and stop harvesting my data, internet
Firefox already has that as a built-in feature on desktop version.
If the only use case is translation, that’s probably not a good business case.
That’s not the only use case. It could read a 400 page pdf locally and summarize it for you, answer questions and find which slide the data you want is on.
The use cases are only limited by how powerful the AI is