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Vivaldi user here. I also use LLMs - I subscribed for ChatGPT for a while, now I mostly play around with ollama. I also played around with Stable Diffusion exte

Vivaldi user here. I also use LLMs - I subscribed for ChatGPT for a while, now I mostly play around with ollama. I also played around with Stable Diffusion extensively. I think the article is excellent in its analysis and conclusion. As much as I like the recent advancements in Generative AI, I don't think it should be hamfisted in every software, and I also don't think they come nearly close to all the hype surrounding it. It is a useful tool when you understand its shortcomings, and there is a long way to go until they are ready for more widespread use. Good on Vivaldi for taking this stance.

swed420 2y ago
Agreed. As a long time Firefox user, I replaced FF with Vivaldi on Android and haven't looked back, since FF has failed to address the battery drain issues that so many people are experiencing: https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/firefox-for-android-v122-high-battery-usage/td-p/50056 https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/firefox-for-andro... No way bundling a LLM is going to help that matter. I am pleasantly surprised how snappy Vivaldi feels.
- surgical_fire 2y ago
  I use Vivaldi because I used to be an Opera user a long time ago. Absolutely loved it, and Vivaldi leans a bit on the same interface. Firefox is my backup browser. I really like it on desktop, but I agree that on mobile it feels clunky. I see no reason to hamfist LLM into the browser itself yet. A lot of the ideas surrounding LLM seem to be more on the style of devs trying to latch on the latest trend without any proper thought of how useful/desirable LLMs can be on their product. Also, while I don't share the ethical concerns surrounding how LLMs highjacked intellectual property, I think those are legitimate concerns. I have no issues with a dev taking a stance based on it, especially on a product I use for free.

swed420 2y ago

Agreed. As a long time Firefox user, I replaced FF with Vivaldi on Android and haven't looked back, since FF has failed to address the battery drain issues that so many people are experiencing: https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/firefox-for-android-v122-high-battery-usage/td-p/50056 https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/firefox-for-andro... No way bundling a LLM is going to help that matter. I am pleasantly surprised how snappy Vivaldi feels.

surgical_fire 2y ago
I use Vivaldi because I used to be an Opera user a long time ago. Absolutely loved it, and Vivaldi leans a bit on the same interface. Firefox is my backup browser. I really like it on desktop, but I agree that on mobile it feels clunky. I see no reason to hamfist LLM into the browser itself yet. A lot of the ideas surrounding LLM seem to be more on the style of devs trying to latch on the latest trend without any proper thought of how useful/desirable LLMs can be on their product. Also, while I don't share the ethical concerns surrounding how LLMs highjacked intellectual property, I think those are legitimate concerns. I have no issues with a dev taking a stance based on it, especially on a product I use for free.