Orbit is Mozilla's wild attempt to turn AI into a privacy-focused summarization service

Orbit is Mozilla's AI-based Firefox extension for privacy-focused summarizations.

: Orbit is Mozilla's new AI project, a Firefox extension aimed at turning long texts or videos into concise summaries. Using the Mistral 7B large language model, Orbit does not rely on a cloud-based AI model, ensuring privacy and security. It is currently in beta, available in English, and targets websites like Gmail and YouTube. Mozilla emphasizes user privacy by not storing any session data.

Mozilla has launched an AI-based project named Orbit, which is a Firefox extension designed to convert lengthy texts or videos into more readable summaries. It uses Mistral 7B, a large language model, and is available in beta for English-speaking users, focusing on websites like Gmail, Wikipedia, and YouTube.

Unlike other AI approaches, Orbit ensures privacy by not using a cloud-based AI model; it does not require an account and stores no data from user queries. Mozilla hosts Mistral 7B on its own servers, maintaining no user data on these queries, which are not utilized to train further AI models.

The launch came with a passive-aggressive marketing tone, playfully referencing an imaginary email advocating AI chatbot exploration. Despite the innovative shift towards AI, some Firefox users remain concerned about unresolved bugs and features, fearing Firefox may become redundant like a generic Chromium clone.

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