{"id":3663,"date":"2026-02-24T00:00:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T00:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/firefox-148-launches-with-exciting-ai-kill-switch-feature-and-more-enhancements\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T00:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T00:00:50","slug":"firefox-148-launches-with-exciting-ai-kill-switch-feature-and-more-enhancements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/firefox-148-launches-with-exciting-ai-kill-switch-feature-and-more-enhancements\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefox 148 Launches with Exciting AI Kill Switch Feature and More Enhancements!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest update of Firefox, version 148, introduces a much-anticipated &quot;AI kill switch&quot; feature, allowing users to disable AI functionalities such as chatbot prompts and AI-generated link summaries. Mozilla emphasizes that once AI features are turned off, future updates will not override this choice. This decision reflects the company&#8217;s new revenue-focused strategy regarding AI integrations.<\/p>\n<p>To disable AI features, users can navigate to <em>Settings &gt; AI Controls<\/em> and toggle the \u2018Block AI Enhancements\u2019 option. This will prevent any in-app notifications encouraging users to try out AI features, as well as remove any previously downloaded AI models from the device. For those who wish to maintain some AI functionalities, a selective blocking option is available, enabling users to retain useful features like on-device translations while avoiding cloud-based services.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the AI kill switch, Firefox 148 offers users more control over remote updates, allowing them to opt out while still minimizing data collection. Users can set these preferences under <em>Settings &gt; Privacy &amp; Settings &gt; Firefox Data Collection<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The update also focuses on enhancing core web platform capabilities, including the integration of the <strong>Trusted Types API<\/strong> and <strong>Sanitizer API<\/strong> to combat cross-site scripting (XSS) issues. Additionally, Firefox 148 now includes improved screen reader compatibility for mathematical formulas in PDFs, availability of Firefox Backup on Windows 10, and translation capabilities for Vietnamese and Traditional Chinese. 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