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  • Re: Firefox makes AI option

    From Rink@rink.hof.haalditmaarweg@planet.nl to alt.comp.software.firefox on Sun Apr 5 16:01:50 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.comp.software.firefox

    Op 15-3-2026 om 0:50 schreef candycanearter07:
    Rink <rink.hof.haalditmaarweg@planet.nl> wrote at 22:28 this Friday (GMT):
    Op 10-2-2026 om 14:03 schreef micky:
    In alt.comp.software.firefox, on Sat, 07 Feb 2026 16:43:01 -0600,
    Marcus90@guess.com wrote:

    Users can disable every generative feature in one click rCo not everyone >>>> wants a chatbot bolted to their tabs

    Mozilla has decided that if AI is going to live in your browser, you
    should at least be able to kill it when it gets annoying.

    https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/03/firefox_ai_kill_switch/

    Woudl this turn off AI in google searches? I would think not, but what
    do I know.

    I haven't noticed much AI in Firefox, but the artticle says it's yet to
    be rolled out, so good for them, they're including the ability to
    disable (the disabilty?) at the same time.

    I keep finding mistakes by AI, but only in google searches.



    I turned off AI in Duckduckgo.
    I don't want all those shit answers.
    I want links.

    Rink


    As much as I find it annoying, I do appreciate DDG letting you disable
    the AI """answers""".



    So do I !

    And there is a new link for the people who do not want AI-answers: https://noai.duckduckgo.com/

    Rink
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  • From candycanearter07@candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid to alt.comp.software.firefox on Mon Apr 6 14:30:03 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.comp.software.firefox

    Rink <rink.hof.haalditmaarweg@planet.nl> wrote at 14:01 this Sunday (GMT):
    Op 15-3-2026 om 0:50 schreef candycanearter07:
    Rink <rink.hof.haalditmaarweg@planet.nl> wrote at 22:28 this Friday (GMT): >>> Op 10-2-2026 om 14:03 schreef micky:
    In alt.comp.software.firefox, on Sat, 07 Feb 2026 16:43:01 -0600,
    Marcus90@guess.com wrote:

    Users can disable every generative feature in one click rCo not everyone >>>>> wants a chatbot bolted to their tabs

    Mozilla has decided that if AI is going to live in your browser, you >>>>> should at least be able to kill it when it gets annoying.

    https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/03/firefox_ai_kill_switch/

    Woudl this turn off AI in google searches? I would think not, but what >>>> do I know.

    I haven't noticed much AI in Firefox, but the artticle says it's yet to >>>> be rolled out, so good for them, they're including the ability to
    disable (the disabilty?) at the same time.

    I keep finding mistakes by AI, but only in google searches.



    I turned off AI in Duckduckgo.
    I don't want all those shit answers.
    I want links.

    Rink


    As much as I find it annoying, I do appreciate DDG letting you disable
    the AI """answers""".



    So do I !

    And there is a new link for the people who do not want AI-answers: https://noai.duckduckgo.com/

    Rink


    You can also just use the settings thing to disable the AI too? It's
    nice there's a dedicated link though.
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