The “AI kill switch” promised for the first quarter of 2026
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For years, Mozilla and its Firefox browser represented a rarity: a product shaped by demanding users, jealous of their control and reluctant to accept imposed changes. So when the word “AI” began to appear in its official speech, it didn’t sound like a simple technical update, but rather a possible identity change. This was not a discussion about concrete functions, but about limits. How far can Firefox go without ceasing to be recognizable to those who choose it?
Before the controversy erupted, Mozilla had already begun developing its AI roadmap with a deliberately cautious tone. In his communications, he talked about choice, transparency and preventing artificial intelligence from becoming a permanent layer of the browser. AI, according to this initial position, should coexist with the classic Firefox experience without replacing it, by offering concrete and deactivatable tools, and keeping the promise that the user decides if they use them, when to do so and under what conditions.
The most visible element of this roadmap is a new window specially designed to interact with an AI assistant while navigating. Mozilla describes it as a separate, completely voluntary space that lets you request context-sensitive help without changing the rest of the browser experience. It does not replace the classic or private window, but is added as an additional option that the user decides to activate or not. The company insists it can be disabled…
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