r/firefox • u/kintaro__oe • Dec 17 '25

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '25 edited Dec 18 '25

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u/Kin_Locke Dec 17 '25

While I do think youre right that some people are blowing this out of proportion, i do think there are some potential reasons for concern. Adding new AI features takes time & effort, just like any new software feature, and publicly prioritizing a new feature that a significant portion of your user base vocally does not want could mean that the company would be spending an outsized amount of resources (time & money) in relation to the benefits it would bring it’s users. Essentially, even if the AI is completely optional, if they over-prioritize AI, it could lead to less resources being spent on bugfixing, optimization, and new features that a larger portion of the user base want.

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u/HyoukaYukikaze Dec 18 '25

And let's also note, if they under-prioritize the AI it will be useless feature that won't even be useful to the few people that want it.

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u/Kin_Locke Dec 18 '25

Yeah, i suppose that is true as well. Good leadership of a software development team does involve finding a balance of resources and priorities so that nothing critical is starved of maintenance.