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AI features seem to be opt-out instead of opt-in.

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Mozilla gave assurances that AI features would be opt-in. The most recent update automatically turned AI features ON and I had to open settings to block them. This is opt-out, not opt-in. I find this betrayal of my trust as a longtime user disturbing.

Mozilla gave assurances that AI features would be opt-in. The most recent update automatically turned AI features ON and I had to open settings to block them. This is opt-out, not opt-in. I find this betrayal of my trust as a longtime user disturbing.

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It's opt-in. Default setting is "Available", it literally means opt-in. It doesn't work in this state.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-ai-controls#w_block-new-and-current-ai-features-single-switch

Available: You’ll see the feature and can use it Enabled: You’ve opted in to use the feature Blocked: You won’t see and can’t use the feature. For on-device AI, any models already downloaded are removed
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