One person's bad thing is another person's much-anticipated feature. As long as they're optional and useful for enough users to justify the resource expenditure, I really don't see the problem.

Optional and off by default.

Telemetry is on by default in FF.

Not getting in front page is likely not better then getting on front page due to controversial thing.(AI isn't "bad", its controversial)

The most likely outcome of taking that advice is they do nothing and stagnate.

"The policeman wore his belt in a way I didn't enjoy, therefore I will take up residence with the drug dealer."