— AI is changing the web, and people want very different things from it. We’ve heard from many who want nothing to do with AI. We’ve also heard from others who want AI tools that are genuinely useful, they write on their blog.
That doesn’t mean they won’t follow the rest of the world in rolling out ever bigger AI features, though — because they will. They are just offering an off-ramp for people who don’t like it.
The AI toggle in settings will be permanent, and move through future updates, so it won’t be borked sometime in the future.
Currently, Firefox uses AI for translations, alt-text in PDFs, enhanced tab grouping, link previews, and an AI assistant sidebar, which works across a whole host of providers. You will be able to turn these off indiviually, or toggle the whole thing off.
The feature will debut in Firefox 148, which rolls out on February 24.
Read more: Mozilla’s announcement, Mashable, Engadget, MacRumors.