Dear Mozilla, Please Stop

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I'm not one of these cynics who is 100% dead-set against Machine Learning. It has some cool capabilities that are hard--if not impossible--to replicate in traditional software. But there's a RIGHT WAY and a WRONG WAY to implement AI. Mozilla's going about it in DECIDEDLY the wrong way.

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❯ Machine learning can be cool: https://gardinerbryant.com/ai-is-a-scam-but-dont-let-that-spoil-machine-learning/
❯ Mozilla's doing it wrong: https://gardinerbryant.com/mozilla-ai-in-the-browser-is-disgusting-please-stop/

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00:00 Introduction
02:34 I'm an AI skeptic
06:14 There's real benefit to Machine Learning
07:20 A caveat on "Ethical" AI and Machine Learning models
07:50 What can Machine Learning actually do?
08:17 Automatic audio transcription
09:33 DaVinci Resolve's AI Voice Isolation
11:34 Affinity's Object Selection tool
12:52 But what about AI tools in free software?
14:13 The Firefox-sized elephant in the room
21:04 AI isn't intelligent
22:46 AI Chatbots are theft
24:18 AI is a massive privacy concern
25:12 There's ZERO value proposition
25:51 Agentic browsers empower you to commit fraud
28:28 The most concerning thing about all this
30:02 Mozilla has no clothes
32:53 The AI Bubble is really a Death Spiral
35:43 The Existential Threat to Mozilla

About Gardiner Bryant: A native Maine resident, Gardiner (yes, that's his first name) is an enthusiastic Linux evangelist, a believer in the efficacy and superiority of the Free and Open Source way, and President of Heavy Element. Heavy Element offers web design, media production, and YouTube consulting services to individuals and companies in Maine and beyond.

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