"The saga of Mozilla's inclusion of artificial idiocy into its browser has trundled along since Firefox 141 in July 2025. That version introduced an embedded LLM bot to invent names for tab groups, thus demonstrating both the desperation of Silicon Valley tech bros to embed plagiarism bots anywhere they possibly can, and also their complete lack of awareness of the resources the things burn."
"Block AI enhancements: Blocking means you won't see new or current AI enhancements in Firefox, or pop-ups about them. Get more details about what's included and how to control traditional machine learning features, like search suggestions and recommendations."
"These switches let you individually toggle specific LLM-based features back on again even if the global AI button is turned off. We've chosen to re-enable the local language translation feature, which debuted in Firefox 139 in May 2025 - we do find that useful from time to time."
Firefox 148 has been released with a significant new feature: a global off switch for AI enhancements that Mozilla announced earlier this month. This addresses ongoing user concerns about AI features introduced since Firefox 141, including an LLM bot for tab group naming, bot-powered link summaries, and an AI window. The global switch blocks all new and current AI enhancements and related pop-ups. Additionally, five subsidiary toggles allow users to selectively re-enable specific AI features even when the global switch is off. Thunderbird 148 was also released with improved accessibility and security but without AI features. Both versions include enhanced accessibility support and increased security measures.
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