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Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 9 months ago

Mozilla lays off 60 people, wants to build AI into Firefox

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Mozilla lays off 60 people, wants to build AI into Firefox

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Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 9 months ago

Memo details layoffs, "strategic corrections," and a desire for "trustworthy" AI.

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I wish I shared your confidence. Mozilla jumped on the VR hype, then the Metaverse hype and now they’re specifically betting on generative AI. It’s leaving me feeling as suspicious as the article’s author about Mozilla’s latest ventures.

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