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Firefox Getting New Controls to Turn Off AI Features

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/02/02/firefox-ai-toggle/
52•stalfosknight•1h ago

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xeonmc•1h ago
justthebrowser.com
blue_sauce_bean•1h ago
I'm worried that this will require yet another config change on top of the already-ridiculous pile. (A listing was discussed 3 months ago at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45696752 )
comex•31m ago
If you click through you can see that the new feature includes a single toggle to turn off all current and future AI.
JoshTriplett•1m ago
That's the third-best design they could have. Second-best would be having a toggle to turn on AI. Best would be going back to building a browser and leaving out the AI entirely, or putting it in some other product that they only consider funding after they get back to 50% market share for the browser.
mathnode•59m ago
Of all the unnecessary AI integrations; firefox is the one I am least concerned or annoyed about. I will however be disabling anything AI related they introduce.
vpShane•29m ago
That control would be LibreWolf, turns off the rest of the bad things too
keyboardJones•14m ago
Official announcement: https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/ai-controls/
hacker_homie•14m ago
too late.
crabmusket•3m ago
Why are there controls to turn off AI features, but no controls to turn on AI features?

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