# Firefox is Getting a New AI Browsing Mode **URL:** \ **Category:** Linux lounge\ **Created:** [November 14, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-getting-a-new-ai-browsing-mode/76375 "2025-11-14T10:21:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![MyNameIsRichard](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/mynameisrichard/32/111876_2.png) [@MyNameIsRichard](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/MyNameIsRichard)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-getting-a-new-ai-browsing-mode/76375/82 "2026-01-18T11:44:06Z")
Well that’s good news at least and another reason to like Vivaldi. ---
**Author:** ![Cphusion](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cphusion](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Cphusion)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 11:46am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-getting-a-new-ai-browsing-mode/76375/83 "2026-01-18T11:46:25Z")
I had switched to Chromium because I didn’t like the how many settings there are in Vivaldi that I never touched and didn’t realize up till now that Chromium also has AI working in the background. Thanks for the info about Chromium @jackkileen! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kokochu](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/kokochu/32/105673_2.png) [@kokochu](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/kokochu)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-getting-a-new-ai-browsing-mode/76375/84 "2026-01-19T18:25:48Z")
This is OT but I really hate the new profile system. It runs concurrently with the old system and the two are not compatible. They seem to just chuck new code at the wall every week without thinking about what is already there. With the AI stuff are they just going to keep throwing more AI in and probably loads of duplicated code like they do everything else. I’ve lost all faith in Mozilla. I’ve even been using ungoogled-chromium for youtube and I never thought I’d be doing that. ---
**Author:** ![kokochu](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/kokochu/32/105673_2.png) [@kokochu](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/kokochu)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-getting-a-new-ai-browsing-mode/76375/85 "2026-01-26T19:55:15Z")
![image](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/d/7db1792b76b2d69ff875e5ebc9f6b2b2f4f0555d.png) Is this what they call opt in? Jesus wept. ---
**Author:** ![Schlaefer](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/schlaefer/32/11917_2.png) [@Schlaefer](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Schlaefer)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-getting-a-new-ai-browsing-mode/76375/86 "2026-01-26T20:11:04Z")
It’s a shitty UI pattern, but yeah, that is by all means an opt-in. ---
**Author:** ![kokochu](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/kokochu/32/105673_2.png) [@kokochu](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/kokochu)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-getting-a-new-ai-browsing-mode/76375/87 "2026-01-26T20:38:39Z")
You’re are correct in all regards as it’s the setting “recommend features as you browse”. I’ve not been regularly using Firefox for a few weeks now but just installed it to see what’s going on and forgot to do my due diligence. ---
**Author:** ![vazicebon](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/vazicebon/32/81098_2.png) [@vazicebon](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/vazicebon)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-getting-a-new-ai-browsing-mode/76375/89 "2026-01-26T21:40:24Z")
> [@kokochu](#): > > Is this what they call opt in? Jesus wept. As they say, you have to add an AI chatbot. ---
**Author:** ![vazicebon](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/vazicebon/32/81098_2.png) [@vazicebon](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/vazicebon)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-getting-a-new-ai-browsing-mode/76375/90 "2026-01-26T21:45:06Z")
> [@Canoe](#): > > Surely it shouldn’t reappear after every version update It shouldn’t, but you can keep your anti-AI parameters in ~/.mozilla/firefox/######/user.js. ```auto / **AI*** / user_pref("browser.ml.enable", false); user_pref("browser.ml.chat.enabled", false); user_pref("browser.ml.chat.menu", false); user_pref("browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled", false); user_pref("browser.ml.linkPreview.enabled", false); ``` ---
**Author:** ![jrichard326](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ea5d25/32.png) [@jrichard326](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/jrichard326)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-getting-a-new-ai-browsing-mode/76375/91 "2026-01-31T14:04:46Z")
The following is from one of the FF developers’ blog. It is in German ,but translates fine in FF. They are adding an option to Block all AI , starting with version 148. I tried it as it is available in Nightly, which is my main browser and Beta. ```auto browser.preferences.aiControls true Adds the option in FF-Settings ``` > **[Firefox 148 bekommt „Kill Switch” für KI-Funktionen](https://www.soeren-hentzschel.at/firefox/firefox-148-bekommt-kill-switch-fuer-ki-funktionen/)** > > Bereits das kommende Feature-Update von Firefox wird eine eigene Einstellungs-Seite für KI-Funktionen erhalten, inklusive „Kill Switch”. Also: > **[Total Opt-Out: How to Use Firefox 148’s New Master Switch to Block All AI...](https://chipp.in/security-privacy/total-opt-out-how-to-use-firefox-148s-new-master-switch-to-block-all-ai-features/)** > > In an era where tech giants are racing to weave artificial intelligence into every corner of the browsing experience, Mozilla is handing the controls back to the user. In a few weeks, the organization plans to launch Firefox 148 to the stable... [Previous page](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/firefox-is-getting-a-new-ai-browsing-mode/76375.md?page=4)