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A former Mozilla volunteer and contractor delivers an impassioned critique of the organization's drift from its human-centric roots toward Silicon Valley's AI obsession. The essay mourns the loss of grassroots community programs while urging Mozilla to champion decentralization, RSS, and blogging against algorithmic 'enshitification'.

Mozilla's freshly appointed CEO Anthony Enzor-DeMeo has unveiled an ambitious strategy to transform Firefox into an AI-centric browser, aiming to unlock new revenue streams as market share declines. The pivot raises urgent questions about user agency, Mozilla's open-web values, and whether integrating third-party AI services can sustain the browser's future against tech giants.

Mozilla AI has released encoderfile v0.1.0, an open-source tool that compiles encoder transformers into self-contained, single-binary executables, prioritizing control and determinism over accessibility. Unlike autoregressive models favored for ease, encoderfile addresses latency-sensitive workloads in regulated environments by eliminating runtime dependencies and ensuring identical outputs across deployments. This innovation promises to simplify secure, auditable deployments for developers handling proprietary data.

Mozilla has taken decisive action against the Magnolia add-on, removing it from their platform and disabling existing installations due to undisclosed policy violations that compromise Firefox security. This intervention highlights ongoing risks in the browser extension ecosystem and Mozilla's enforcement mechanisms for high-risk threats.

Mozilla warns browser extension developers of an ongoing phishing campaign impersonating its Add-ons team to steal credentials. Attackers are sending deceptive emails claiming developers must 'update accounts' to retain access to AMO features, risking supply-chain attacks affecting millions of users.

Struggling to choose the right AI model? Mozilla.ai unveils Lumigator, a new developer tool designed to simplify AI model evaluation and selection. Focused on transparency and usability, it promises to empower developers of all levels to make confident choices in the complex AI landscape.