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Firefox's AI Kill Switch Lands in Firefox Nightly, Slated for Firefox 148 (9to5linux.com)
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Mozilla finally landed today the long-anticipated AI Kill Switch controls for Firefox, which let users strip the open-source web browser of any AI-powered features, and you can test it right now in Firefox Nightly.

In December 2025, when Mozilla appointed its new CEO, the company developing the popular Firefox web browser revealed that it was working on an AI kill switch that would let users completely disable all the AI features that had been included in the past few releases, estranging more and more loyal users.

Now, the AI kill switch is finally a reality as it landed today with the latest Firefox Nightly update. The implementation is called “AI Controls” and can be found in Firefox’s settings as a standalone section. From there, users can toggle a setting called “Block AI Enhancements” to remove any AI features.

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[–] rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works 20 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

Moz: We're an AI first browser. There's AI in everything now!

Everyone: Boooo *uninstalls*

Moz: We're not an AI first browser. We've added these control features so you can reduce the AI.

[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 hours ago

i don't think they claimed to be ai first i think they claimed about pushing responsible people first ai, which is a noble goal.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

My question is whether or not disabling the AI feature also disabled the feature that have had AI integrated into them. The article is unclear on that.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Disable the AI*

After all that's the only reason for a "killswitch", no?

[–] rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works 2 points 13 hours ago

Oh my sweet summer child