"Starting with Firefox 148, which is rolling out on February 24, users will find a new AI controls section within the desktop browser settings. People who don't want access to any AI features from Firefox can turn on the "Block AI enhancements" toggle. When this setting is turned on, they won't see pop-ups or reminders to use existing or upcoming AI features."
"The new AI controls will also let users manage AI features individually. These features include "Translations," which allows you to browse the web in your preferred language, Alt text in PDFs, AI-enhanced tab grouping, link previews, and Firefox's AI chatbot in the sidebar, which lets you use your chosen chatbot as you browse, including services like Anthropic Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and Le Chat Mistral."
"Enzor-DeMeo said at the time that Mozilla would be investing in AI and would add AI features to Firefox, but that the company would make these features optional. "AI should always be a choice - something people can easily turn off. People should know why a feature works the way it does and what value they get from it," he wrote in a blog post."
Firefox will let users block all current and future generative AI features or manage them individually through a new AI controls section in desktop settings. Starting with Firefox 148 on February 24, users can enable a "Block AI enhancements" toggle to prevent pop-ups and reminders for existing or upcoming AI features. Individual controls will cover translations, alt text in PDFs, AI-enhanced tab grouping, link previews, and a sidebar AI chatbot that can connect to services such as Anthropic Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and Le Chat Mistral. Mozilla frames the controls as providing choice and transparency while pursuing optional AI investments.
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