In a place that’s easy to miss thread shared on Mastodon of all platforms, Archibald said that in addition to all the AI features promised by the new CEO, will also come a dedicated option to completely disable anything and everything AI, dubbed the “AI kill switch” by Firefox developers. “I’m sure it will be delivered under a less deadly name, but that’s how seriously and absolutely we take this,” he noted.
Additionally, Jake clarified that all AI features would be optional, emphasizing that while the meaning of “opt-in” may vary depending on who you ask, the kill switch has no ambiguity and will “absolutely remove all of that and never show it in the future.”
