Firefox gets a kill switch for AI features

Recently, Mozilla’s new CEO Anthony Enzor-DeMeo promised that Firefox will be a “modern AI browser,” which attracted a lot of attention.

Fortunately, users who are not interested in the AI features will be able to turn it all off.

– There will be an option in Firefox to disable all AI features. We’ve internally called it the “AI kill switch” but I’m sure it will eventually have a less murderous name, writes Firefox developer Jake Archibald on Mastodon.

The ability to turn off all AI features in Firefox will be introduced in the first quarter of 2026, 9to5linux reports.

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