Suggested Read đOn the transparency front, they are making three commitments:Firefox has been pushing AI features for a while now. Over the past year, theyâve added AI chatbots in the sidebar, automatic alt text generation, and AI-enhanced tab grouping. It is basically their way of keeping up with Chrome and Edge, both of which have gone all-in on AI.
Firefox AI Window: Whatâs Cooking?

The feature isnât live. Mozillaâs building it âin the openâ and wants feedback to shape how it turns out. If you want early access, thereâs a waitlist at firefox.com/ai to get updates and first dibs on testing.Of course not everyone is thrilled about AI creeping into their web browsers, and Mozilla (the ones behind Firefox) seems to understand that. Every AI feature in Firefox is opt-in. You can keep using the browser as you always have, or flip on AI tools when you actually need them.Before you get angry, know that it will be fully optional. Switch to AI Window when you want help, or just ignore it entirely. Try it, hate it, disable it. Mozillaâs whole pitch is that you stay in control.
- A fully opt-in experience.
- Features that protect your choice.
- More transparency around how your data is used.
Why bother with all this, you ask? Mozilla sees AI as part of the webâs future and wants to shape it their way. They figure ignoring AI while it reshapes the web doesnât help anyone, so they want to steer it toward user control rather than watch browsers from AI companies (read: Big Tech) lock people in.Now, they are taking this approach a step further with something called AI Window.
We believe standing still while technology moves forward doesnât benefit the web or humanity. Thatâs why we see it as our responsibility to shape how AI integrates into the web â in ways that protect and give people more choice, not less.
Mozilla has announced itâs working on AI Window, a new browsing mode that comes with a built-in AI assistant. Think of it as a third option alongside the Classic browsing mode and Private Window mode.Ajit Varma, the Vice President and Head of Product at Firefox, put it like this:

