Posts by firefoxwebdevs@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #B1JtlU0pf2oTStsuJ6 by firefoxwebdevs@mastodon.social
2025-12-16T16:24:41Z
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HTML invoker commands are newly baseline! Here's how they work…
(DIR) Post #B1JtlZpM2dCHV2YpFY by firefoxwebdevs@mastodon.social
2025-12-16T16:26:21Z
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And check out MDN for the full documentation https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Invoker_Commands_API
(DIR) Post #B1NCfnnte50XiFibs8 by firefoxwebdevs@mastodon.social
2025-12-18T12:11:21Z
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Something that hasn't been made clear: Firefox will have an option to completely disable all AI features.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.…
(DIR) Post #B1NCft1uDQBVv9JMu0 by firefoxwebdevs@mastodon.social
2025-12-18T12:11:29Z
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All AI features will also be opt-in. I think there are some grey areas in what 'opt-in' means to different people (e.g. is a new toolbar button opt-in?), but the kill switch will absolutely remove all that stuff, and never show it in future. That's unambiguous.…
(DIR) Post #B1NCfyGGlRe4994PU8 by firefoxwebdevs@mastodon.social
2025-12-18T12:11:37Z
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I'm not asking for faith in our direction - the thing I love about the Firefox community is how open, honest, and technical it is.But I do ask that you don't have the opposite of faith. Like, try not to be determined that we're going to do the wrong thing here.…
(DIR) Post #B1NCg3VLGpfmPLA1Am by firefoxwebdevs@mastodon.social
2025-12-18T12:12:08Z
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I hope we can (re)gain your trust here.I don't personally work on this stuff, but I'll try hard to answer any questions you have.And other than that, I'll get back in my lane, and stick to web platform stuff.- Jake (@jaffathecake)
(DIR) Post #B1NCg9EXyBnsAzLgpM by firefoxwebdevs@mastodon.social
2025-12-18T12:16:28Z
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Just be glad this thread wasn't a long-ass video. It almost was.
(DIR) Post #B1NjipDy7LDJTTxkRc by firefoxwebdevs@mastodon.social
2025-12-18T14:05:00Z
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@jeffska @vp9kf yeah that wasn't a serious comment
(DIR) Post #B20yMpvg9vmYEfZaDI by firefoxwebdevs@mastodon.social
2026-01-06T17:08:04Z
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Firefox uses on-device downloaded-on-demand ML models for privacy-preserving translation.They're not LLMs. They're trained on open data.Should translation be disabled if the AI 'kill switch' is active?
(DIR) Post #B22Pkoo7YICQgByQ6K by firefoxwebdevs@mastodon.social
2026-01-07T09:24:39Z
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@davidgerard @yoasif @fmasy @Rycochet @zzt I realise your position is immutable, but I've already used the results of this survey to push for a change to the design of the kill switch. I'm grateful to everyone who responded.
(DIR) Post #B22PksD2u4v5EMerrs by firefoxwebdevs@mastodon.social
2026-01-07T09:42:13Z
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@zzt @yoasif @fmasy @Rycochet @davidgerard My interpretation of the poll results is that the vast majority of people feel that the translation engine should be disabled as part of an AI kill switch, but there should be a way to re-enable the translation engine whilst leaving the kill switch otherwise active.
(DIR) Post #B22SaiNctTA1iDSFw8 by firefoxwebdevs@mastodon.social
2026-01-07T09:50:05Z
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@mawhrin @zzt @yoasif @fmasy @Rycochet @davidgerard I wanted to get the thoughts of folks who are sceptical of AI, and in my experience a lot of those folks are here.Do you feel the outcome of the poll is wrong?
(DIR) Post #B22kGdsphW2d9Jd6UC by firefoxwebdevs@mastodon.social
2026-01-06T17:21:57Z
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@xela no external service is used. I'm not sure on the resources used for training, but it's useful to know that would factor into your decision. The project is here https://github.com/mozilla/translations
(DIR) Post #B23wSc5zZCEDghDfP6 by firefoxwebdevs@mastodon.social
2026-01-06T17:24:40Z
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@zzt I posted this poll after a meeting where we discussed the design of the kill switch, and there was uncertainty around translations. I want to make sure the community's voice is represented in these discussions.
(DIR) Post #B2EAJr3NvSIWPaJiBU by firefoxwebdevs@mastodon.social
2026-01-08T14:31:13Z
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Thank you everyone who responded to this.For context: I saw mocks of the kill switch where translation was included, but it lacked the ability to enable the kill switch but still enable particular features (such as translation).The results of this poll helped me successfully push for more granular control in addition to the single AI kill switch. So again, thank you for that.
(DIR) Post #B2EAJs0EOfMxM5qhuK by firefoxwebdevs@mastodon.social
2026-01-08T14:32:05Z
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This account is about web platform features and DevTools in Firefox. I only got personally involved in the AI kill switch because of previous feedback from many of you here.I know many of you wanted, instead, a broader referendum on 'AI' features in Firefox. However, I'm not personally in a position to action results of such a poll. Whereas I was confident I could do something about the results of the poll I ran, which is why I ran it.
(DIR) Post #B2EAJu72YK0Jtn3AnY by firefoxwebdevs@mastodon.social
2026-01-12T16:49:05Z
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@nightclaw ultimately-ultimately, the CEO, but if you've worked in a not-tiny company before I'm sure you'll have experienced how these things are layered.
(DIR) Post #B2EAJx03ojCgr0o8ps by firefoxwebdevs@mastodon.social
2026-01-08T14:32:22Z
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Anyway, Firefox 147 is out next week, and it includes a pretty big drop of web platform features which I'm looking forward to presenting! Although, the winter 'ill' seems to have finally caught up with me. Let's see if I have a voice left for the recordings.
(DIR) Post #B2EAgszWt3hr59UnQm by firefoxwebdevs@mastodon.social
2026-01-07T15:42:52Z
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@jesterchen @duke_of_germany ah, I thought 🤷 was well understood to mean "I don't know/care, I just want to see the results". It's pretty commonly used, but clearly not commonly enough. Sorry!
(DIR) Post #B2a0OqeroyJoIzGBiS by firefoxwebdevs@mastodon.social
2026-01-23T14:28:29Z
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CSS module scripts landed in Firefox 147, so you can import CSS directly into JavaScript.Docs:Import attributes https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/import/with CSSStyleSheet https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CSSStyleSheet