Firefox's "AI Killswitch" Coming February 24

Firefox's much anticipated "AI Killswitch" is set to release in Firefox 148, expected to ship in just a few weeks on February 24.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/02/06/firefoxs-ai-killswitch-coming-february-24
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Does anybody have an explanation for how this switch was missed during the design process?

Finally, the first AI-related feature I’m actually excited for in Firefox.

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What do you mean by that?

On nightly it was an opt in switch I think. And now it’s newsworthy that it’s going to be an opt out switch?

It was always planned to be opt out.

Desktop only or Android is getting it too?