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
Ah yes, the LLM-like calm arrogance of an Internet know-it-all.
Of course these worthies never actually consider if, perhaps, something is going wrong in the software¹ on this person’s system. Because we all know all software runs identically on all computers everywhere.
You and LLMs would get along just fine.
¹ Software going wrong!? BUT THAT’S UNPOSSIBLE! [insert Ralph Wiggum meme here]
wtf is this comment even trying to say?
This is what I’d expect from the guy who wrote templeos if he was born a few years later
I’m saying that the same software run on two different computers can have two different outcomes.
This is pretty fucking obvious unless you’re just an arrogant and/or stupid asshole trying to win Innarwebtube Points.
The LLM shot was the added point that LLMs were written to cater to your particular breed of assholery: confidently and stupidly incorrect.