US EditionFirefox to Let Users Block All AI Features with Single Toggle
Mozilla will let users disable all AI features in Firefox 148, offering a single toggle to block current and future generative AI enhancements, fulfilling user demands for control.
- On Monday, Mozilla announced that Firefox will let users block all current and future generative AI features via a Block AI enhancements toggle in desktop browser settings, first rolling out to Firefox Nightly before Firefox 148 on February 24.
- Responding to user backlash, Mozilla said it built AI controls after hearing community feedback, fulfilling CEO Anthony Enzor-DeMeo's pledge to keep AI optional and restore trust.
- The controls let users manage five AI features, including translations, PDF alt text, tab grouping, link previews, and sidebar chatbots, with a 'Block AI Enhancements' toggle to disable all AI features.
- A Mozilla spokesperson told BleepingComputer that `When AI controls become available, the Block AI enhancements toggle will be off by default`, while some observers read auto-enrollment claims as incorrect since Mozilla clarified AI features remain opt-in.
- Mozilla said it will continue investing in AI while keeping Firefox optional to preserve user agency and framed controls as part of a transparency and trust push with industry partners.
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In the settings, you can disable the functions one by one, or you can even eliminate AI from browsing altogether.
Mozilla adding option to disable generative AI features in Firefox browser
MANILA, Philippines – Mozilla announced on Monday, February 2 (February 3, Philippine time) it would be adding an AI controls section within its Firefox desktop browser settings that would allow users to either fully disable or pick and choose which generative artificial intelligence features they want while the browser is active. The AI controls section, which will arrive with the rollout of Firefox 148 on February 24, comes with the understand…
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