The old unix administrator would expect a platform to ship choice of JS that would be in /usr/bin/JS. The local administrator would add their local choice of JS /usr/local/bin/V8.

The browser would then have a configuration option of which JS interpreter to use.

> The browser would then have a configuration option of which JS interpreter to use.

Browsers could not make sensible use of a JS _binary_. Browsers are _deeply intertwined_ with their JS engines, requiring integration with a _library_. There is no such thing as hot-swappable JS engine libraries from different vendors.

Bad analogy. "Some users disable it" is very different from "it was introduced without any notification or information about what it does and the vast majority of laypeople have negative sentiment toward it".

> vast majority of laypeople have negative sentiment toward it

Citation very much needed. Technologists are not laypeople, and are almost certainly a vocal minority.

I'm surprised by this request. People detest AI.

Local subreddits are filled with posts "calling out" usage of AI by local businesses or governments. Consensus is that persons who are found out to be be AI users should be fired or resign, businesses that use it should be boycotted / shamed, etc.

https://www.reddit.com/r/newfoundland/comments/1t3x6q3/aialt...

https://www.reddit.com/r/PEI/comments/1s8rtyn/burger_love_ai...

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Protests around a data center construction project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11Q9ncOdnDg

ChatGPT (a 3 year old product) has nearly one billion WAU.

Some people detest businesses slopping AI at them, but the evidence suggests consumers love using AI, which is presumably one of the primary uses of a micro LLM model that runs locally on your computer and is embedded in your browser.

People that post on "local subreddits" and the randos that protest datacenters are once again a vocal minority. Reddit in particular is probably the most echo-chambery destination on the web.

There's an important distinction between chatbots people go to on websites or download from the app store versus a product downloading without their consent. There's also a massive difference from large power and water hungry data centers being built near people. I don't think those are particularly popular across party lines regardless of ChatGPT usage.

So yeah in general AI as a helpful tool people use online is popular. AI to replace jobs, build data centers and do unknown things on your device without consent, not so much. AI to potentially replace workers, not popular at all.

I'm not sure you understand the distinction you are making.

The model Google is shipping with Chrome runs on device. ChatGPT does not. The people that dont like data centers should love this feature. Same with people who are concerned about privacy.

Reddit also has ~1B MAU.

If it's an echo chamber of AI hatred, then I think this makes the case that there are substantial numbers of people in that camp also?

AI as a product is bimodal in terms of the opinions people have of it.