Firefox 148 has been released and finally introduces an AI controls panel for its AI tools

Firefox 148 is adding a new AI Controls panel in Settings that lets desktop users manage Firefox generative AI features from one place. It covers tools like generative AI page translations, PDF image alt text suggestions, AI enhanced tab group naming and related tab suggestions, link preview key points, and the sidebar AI chatbot with providers including ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot. The rollout also follows earlier backlash over Firefox adding more AI powered tools, and Mozilla had indicated controls like this would be part of how users could manage what is enabled.

The panel includes both per feature dropdowns and a single Block AI enhancements toggle that hides current and future generative AI features, including promotions. Each feature can be set to Available, Enabled, or Blocked, and blocking removes any on device models tied to that feature. Blocking also affects extensions that use AI provided by Firefox, but it does not stop extensions from using third party AI services independently.

Firefox 148 also includes improved screen reader support for mathematical formulas in PDFs, remote improvements that can be enabled without opting into telemetry or studies, expanded translation support including Traditional Chinese and Vietnamese, Windows 10 backup support for users who clear history on close with exclusions for cleared data, plus bug fixes and security updates.