"The backlash against AI invading almost every aspect of the computing experience is growing by the day. Particularly as an onslaught of lazy AI slop subsuming news feeds, the tech is starting to feel like a massive distraction - and huge parts of the internet are disillusioned or even fuming in anger."
"For instance, a vast number of Windows users refused to upgrade after Microsoft announced it would turn the operating system into a so-called "agentic OS." Even household names in the open-source industry aren't safe. After being appointed as the new CEO of open-source software company Mozilla, whose Firefox browser has long been lauded as a compelling alternative to Google's Chrome and Apple's Safari, Anthony Enzor-DeMeo announced that it would be tripling down on AI."
""Something that hasn't been made clear: Firefox will have an option to completely disable all AI features," the company wrote in an update on Mastodon. "We've been calling it the AI kill switch internally. I'm sure it'll ship with a less murderous name, but that's how seriously and absolutely we're taking this.""
Consumer backlash against pervasive AI integration is escalating across computing platforms, driven by low-quality AI content and intrusive features. Many Windows users refused to upgrade after Microsoft suggested an "agentic OS" direction. Mozilla's new CEO announced plans to expand AI in Firefox, prompting sharp user criticism and public pleas not to turn the browser into an AI product. The outcry forced Mozilla to clarify that Firefox will include an option to completely disable AI features, described internally as an "AI kill switch," and to assure users that the feature will ship with a less provocative name.
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