"In it, lead developer Alex Kontos says: Waterfox will not include LLMs. Full stop. At least and most definitely not in their current form or for the foreseeable future. This is, as the URL says, in response to new Mozilla head honcho Anthony Enzor-DeMeo, whose first blog from the role says: Firefox will grow from a browser into a broader ecosystem of trusted software."
"Mozilla is not totally oblivious - just dyslexic when it comes to reading the room - and has responded to reactions to the "modern AI browser" statement with a toot of its own from the Firefox for Web Developers account: Something that hasn't been made clear: Firefox will have an option to completely disable all AI features. We've been calling it the AI kill switch internally. I'm sure it'll ship with a less murderous name, but that's how seriously and absolutely we're taking this."
Waterfox lead developer Alex Kontos states Waterfox will not include LLMs in their current form or for the foreseeable future. The decision responds to Mozilla leadership plans for Firefox to evolve into a modern AI browser and a broader ecosystem of trusted software. User reaction to Mozilla's AI direction has been strongly negative and satirical across social platforms. Mozilla says Firefox will offer an option to completely disable all AI features, internally called the AI kill switch, and that all AI features will be opt-in. The stance differentiates Waterfox for users opposed to embedded browser AI.
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