Firefox Suggests Tab Groups with Local AI
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Firefox introduces a feature that uses local AI to suggest tab groups, sparking debate among users about the usefulness and potential drawbacks of AI-driven UI suggestions.
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I know what I'm doing with my computer, thanks. I don't need "suggestions" and "recommendations" shoved down my throat because tech literacy has slipped so far backwards.
While Chrome periodically asks the user to be set as default browser with no option to disable this behavior, because no means "try again" with Chrome.
I think we'll see many many more instances of this type of AI use in our everyday tools, including UIs of physical products.