Is there any way I can prevent Mozilla from installing/enabling more AI features on my Firefox browser in the future?
I do not want AI running on my machine. I do not wa… (read more)
Is there any way I can prevent Mozilla from installing/enabling more AI features on my Firefox browser in the future?
I do not want AI running on my machine. I do not want AI integration in my browser. I understand I will still run into AI in the wilds of the internet, but I especially do not want these features enabled ON MY OWN MACHINE in an update without me specifically opting into them. Installing and enabling this without user opt-in communicates clear disrespect to the users.
I did a cursory search here for similar questions and Mozilla staff appear to be stating there will be no AI in Firefox unless the user specifically enables it, and it is as simple as disabling them via settings if "accidentally" enabled. This was not my experience, and it is alarming to see false information provided to users .
I have found other sources indicating the following must be set to false in about:config in order to disable browser-side AI/AI integration:
browser.ml.chat.enabled
browser.ml.chat.page.footerBadge
browser.ml.chat.page.menuBadge
browser.ml.chat.shortcuts
browser.ml.chat.shortcuts.custom
browser.ml.chat.sidebar
browser.ml.checkForMemory
browser.ml.enable
browser.ml.linkPreview.shift
Is that all of them, will these disable ALL of the AI in Firefox?
Are there any other settings I need to set to false to ensure no AI is either running on my machine or the browser is not integrating AI functionality from third parties?
Is there any way to ensure Mozilla doesn't force AI features to be enabled without my say-so (again)?
Are there any privacy-minded browsers comparable to Firefox that DO respect their users with regards to forcing AI on them? It may be time to jump ship.