# AI in Firefox

Mozilla are currently receiving some backlash over their AI experiments within their Firefox browser. Some users are expressing their [dissatisfaction and anger](https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/share-your-feedback-on-the-ai-services-experiment-in-nightly/td-p/60519) towards Mozilla for working on AI features, which I think is easily understandable.

Firefox is one of the most important applications on my system. Not only that, I use Firefox because I believe (_rightly or wrongly_) that it represents one of the last bastions of freedom when it comes to web browsers. I hold Mozilla in high regard and respect their stance on user privacy and security. I have placed my trust in Mozilla and in case it's not obvious, I hold Firefox dearly. This is why I can easily understand the backlash aimed at Mozilla.

On the Mozilla website they clearly state that they are:

> Mission-driven. People-powered.
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> We’re not a normal tech company. The things we create prioritise people and their privacy over profits. We exist to make the internet a healthier, happier place for everyone.

I'm not sure generative AI fits with that statement. It's definitely not people-powered. It doesn't prioritise people and privacy over profits. And, I can't see how it makes the internet healthier -- if anything, it has been doing the complete opposite, making it too easy for unscrupulous folk to flood the web with AI generated slop.

AI is not something I want from Mozilla. What I do want from Mozilla is a web browser that is fast, efficient, private and secure. _If_ I want to use a generative AI service, l want to be able to enter the URL of that service into my browser's address bar and go to the website, you know, just like how any other website works.

I will continue to use Firefox, but I hope that the people at Mozilla listen to their users. Some of the feedback they have received may not be the most constructive, but I don't think there is any doubt about the strength of feelings being shared. If Mozilla do listen, I think they would do well to adopt a similar stance to AI that the creators of [Procreate](https://procreate.com/ai) have:

> Generative AI is ripping the humanity out of things. Built on a foundation of theft, the technology is steering us toward a barren future. We think machine learning is a compelling technology with a lot of merit, but the path generative AI is on is wrong for us.
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> We're here for the humans. We're not chasing a technology that is a moral threat to our greatest jewel: human creativity.

Now that's a strong message and one that I would happily get behind.