Firefox 148 ships 'AI kill switch' letting users permanently disable all AI features

Mozilla released Firefox 148 with an AI kill switch under Settings > AI Controls that permanently blocks AI features including chatbot prompts and AI-generated summaries. Once disabled, future updates won't override the choice. Users can selectively keep on-device features like translation while blocking cloud-based AI services. The feature reflects Mozilla's acknowledgment that many users actively reject AI integrations in their browser. It arrives as the company pursues a revenue-focused AI strategy while trying to maintain its privacy-first reputation.

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