"The organization has now acknowledged that, not everyone wants things like plagiarism machines chatbots in the Firefox sidebar, so it's giving you the option to turn off all of that. On February 24 (or earlier in Firefox Nightly builds), Mozilla will roll out Firefox 148, which will include an AI controls section in the desktop browser settings. From here, you'll be able to block current and future generative AI features, or only enable select tools."
"At the jump, you'll have the option to disable (or enable) chatbots in the sidebar, automated translations and alt text generation for PDFs. You'll also be able to nix a tool called AI-enhanced tab grouping (which offers suggestions of related tabs and group names), as well as webpage previews that display "key points" before you actually click on a link."
Mozilla is adding an AI controls section to Firefox 148 that lets users block or selectively enable generative AI features. Users can disable chatbots in the sidebar, automated translations, and alt-text generation for PDFs. The controls also cover AI-enhanced tab grouping, which suggests related tabs and group names, and webpage previews that show “key points” before clicking links. A single “Block AI enhancements” toggle prevents current and future AI features and stops related pop-ups and notifications. The setting aims to reduce resource bloat and preserve a fast, secure, streamlined browser by letting users opt out of unwanted AI features.
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