Firefox expands AI features with full user choice
The expansion of Firefox’s AI tools with a new optional AI Window provides users with full control rather than restricting them to a single ecosystem.
Mozilla has outlined its vision for integrating AI into Firefox in a way that protects user choice instead of limiting it. The company argues that AI should be built like the open web, allowing people and developers to use tools on their own terms rather than being pushed into a single ecosystem.
Recent features such as the AI sidebar chatbot and Shake to Summarise on iOS reflect that approach.
The next step is an ‘AI Window’, a controlled space inside Firefox that lets users chat with an AI assistant while browsing. The feature is entirely optional, offers full control, and can be switched off at any time. Mozilla has opened a waitlist so users can test the feature early and help shape its development.
Mozilla believes browsers must adapt as AI becomes a more common interface to the web. The company argues that remaining independent allows it to prioritise transparency, accountability and user agency instead of the closed models promoted by competitors.
The goal is an assistant that enhances browsing and guides users outward to the wider internet rather than trapping them in isolated conversations.
Community involvement remains central to Mozilla’s work. The organisation is encouraging developers and users to contribute ideas and support open-source projects as it works to ensure Firefox stays fast, secure and private while embracing helpful forms of AI.
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