The Firefox 148 update sees its stable release today, bringing with it a much-request 'AI kill switch' to easily disable all AI-powered features within

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Firefox 148 introduces an 'AI kill switch' under Settings > AI Controls, letting users disable all AI-powered features — including ChatGPT sidebar integrations, AI link previews, and smart tab group suggestions — with Mozilla promising future updates won't re-enable them. Users can also selectively block individual AI features. The release adds the ability to receive remote improvements independently of telemetry opt-out, web platform updates including Trusted Types API and Sanitizer API for XSS mitigation, CSS shape() and position-try-order support, service worker support for WebGPU, Firefox Backup on Windows 10, and new translation language support.

Firefox 148 Released with AI Kill Switch + More

Remote improvements without data collection