"The browser maker this week announced a new set of AI controls for Firefox, headlined by a global kill switch that lets users disable every current and future AI feature in one go. The change, rolling out with Firefox 148 later this month, is Mozilla's most direct admission that not everyone is thrilled about having generative AI stapled onto their everyday tools."
"In a blog post announcing the move, Mozilla acknowledged the widening gap between AI boosters and everyone else. "AI is changing the web, and people want very different things from it," wrote Adjt Varma, head of Firefox, adding that its goal is to give users "clear, simple choices" about how much AI they want in their browser - including none at all."
"Those choices will live in a new AI controls section in Firefox's desktop settings. From there, users can selectively turn off features such as AI-powered translations, link previews, and the browser's chat integrations, or flip a single switch to block everything, including tools Mozilla hasn't shipped yet. As Varma put it, the idea is to let people "use Firefox without AI while we continue to build AI features for those who want them.""
Mozilla will add a new AI controls section in Firefox's desktop settings that includes a global kill switch to disable all current and future AI features. Users can selectively disable AI-powered translations, link previews, and chat integrations, or flip one switch to block every AI tool, including those not yet shipped. The kill switch arrives with Firefox 148. The change recognizes diverging user attitudes toward generative AI and aims to offer clear, simple choices, including the option to use Firefox without AI. Competing browsers like Vivaldi are also de-emphasizing generative AI and prioritizing privacy and usability.
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