It’s strange how the Internet has been flooded by this news. Like leave Google alone or Firefox gets it. Very strategic use of the media might I say.
SamB
Propaganda? Judging by the number of downvotes, I assume people didn't even bother watching a 5 minutes video. Set it on 2x speed.
Well...the domestic routers also conduct in heavy data collection and some have technical backdoors, so I don't know.
Some data is definitely collected especially if the router is made for mainland China.
I don't know about evil, but it's curious to see that the OS that Xiaomi uses is a modified version of OpenWRT, so the support could have been there. I mean it could still be an option in the future.
I had some very bad experience with their software over the years and I admit I haven't tested their new line yet. Has it gotten better?
And the AI will? It will use all websites to give you the info. It doesn’t think, it spins.
I don't deny the usefulness aspect of AI. I used it recently to increase the resolution of a video. It's awesome. But when it's used to replace info search, art, music.. Just why?
I mean, sure, as long as you're keeping the data locally. Otherwise, yikes.
Then why not use an ad-blocker? It's not wise to think you're getting the right information when you can't verify the sources. Like I said, at least for me, the trust me bro aspect doesn't cut it.
They think that their domination is strong enough so that after an initial backlash, the users will come back since they have nowhere else to go. And they’re kind of right.