In response to user feedback on AI integration, Mozilla announced today that the next Firefox release will let users disable AI features entirely or manage them individually.
The new “Block AI enhancements” toggle will be available in Firefox 148 on February 24 and will help block current and future generative AI features in the desktop browser from a single location. Users will also have the option to enable specific AI tools while keeping others disabled.
“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. Listening to our community, alongside our ongoing commitment to offer choice, led us to build AI controls,” said Firefox head Ajit Varma.
“Starting with Firefox 148, which rolls out on Feb. 24, you’ll find a new AI controls section within the desktop browser settings. It provides a single place to block current and future generative AI features in Firefox.”
Firefox users who prefer to block AI entirely can enable the “Block AI enhancements” toggle, which also prevents pop-ups or reminders about existing or upcoming AI features. Once configured, the AI preferences will persist across browser updates and can be changed at any time.
The new AI controls panel will also enable users to manage five AI-powered features individually: browser translations, alt text generation for images in PDFs, AI-enhanced tab grouping with suggested names, link previews showing key points, and sidebar access to chatbots (including Anthropic Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and Le Chat Mistral).
The feature will first roll out to Firefox Nightly users, the browser’s experimental release channel, before reaching all desktop users later this month. Varma has also encouraged early adopters to provide feedback through Mozilla Connect, Mozilla’s dedicated user feedback and discussions platform.
Today’s announcement comes after Anthony Enzor-DeMeo, Mozilla Corporation’s new CEO, said on December 16 that Firefox users would always be able to turn off the web browser’s AI features.
“Every product we build must give people agency in how it works. Privacy, data use, and AI must be clear and understandable,” Enzor-DeMeo said. “Controls must be simple. AI should always be a choice — something people can easily turn off. People should know why a feature works the way it does and what value they get from it.”
A Mozilla spokesperson was not immediately available for comment when contacted by BleepingComputer earlier today for more details.
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