Six months ago, Firefox users were outraged by the new Mozilla management’s attempt to install AI by default, which couldn’t be disabled in the settings. This could only be done through a special procedure. Mozilla eventually created a dedicated tab in the settings where AI could be disabled. But today, I discovered that this tab has disappeared again in the new version. I offer Firefox users a procedure to disable AI.
Disable the integrated AI chatbot in Firefox
8.1. Firefox features an integrated AI chatbot. By default, it’s turned on. This might negatively affect both your privacy and the performance (speed) of Firefox.
Thankfully, it’s rather easy to disable this feature. Like this:
a. Type in the URL bar of Firefox:
about:config
Press Enter.
b. Now you’re being presented with a warning. Ignore it and click on the blue button “Accept the Risk and Continue”.
c. Copy/paste the following search term into the configuration search box:
d. Find the following entry: browser.ml.chat.enabled
That’s currently set to the boolean value true. Double-click on it, so that it changes into false.
Do the same for the entry: browser.ml.enable
e. Close Firefox and re-launch it.
https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.com/p/speed-mint.html#ID8.1
I tried, but it has problems with updates.
Out of curiosity, what problems have you experienced with it? At least on Debian I’ve not experienced any issues
+1 to the Waterfox rec. The dev is openly anti-AI.
This here. It’s the reason I swapped there as soon as the news about Firefox integrating Actual Incompetence went around and haven’t regretted it since. Everything works the exact same way as I’m used to from Firefox, zero regrets about the swap.
How about Waterfox or Zen?
On windows? If so it’s fixed. The server had some issues but now it works