This is how to disable the new “AI” chatbot in #Firefox:

  • type about:config into the awesome bar
  • skip the warning for first time modders
  • locate the browser.ml.chat.enabled setting and set it to false

In the #Librewolf fork, a thoughtful person has already done this for you.

(HT to @kuketzblog@social.tchncs.de for the hint!)

#genAI #chatbot #bullshitgenerator #llm #dontCallItAI

  • ProtonBadger@lemmy.ca
    6·
    17 hours ago

    Oh, I didn’t even realize it was there. It’s just a button in the sidebar. One can right click on the sidebar, click customize to toggle it.

  • Psythik@lemm.ee
    3·
    17 hours ago

    Thanks. I actually like the idea of an AI sidebar, but I’m not using it until they let you use any AI rather than a preset list picked by Mozilla.

    • Vincent@feddit.nl
      1·
      7 hours ago

      There is actually a hidden option in about:config called browser.ml.chat.provider that allows you to set your own chatbot URL. I’m not sure if that works with the context menu setting (I find that annoying, so I haven’t tried), but I have set up https://duck.ai/ for example.

  • Lucy :3@feddit.org
    14·
    1 day ago

    Is that Murica-only/Not-EU? Because I haven’t seen any mention of AI/ML/LLM in nightly.

      • Lucy :3@feddit.org
        6·
        1 day ago

        Murica, as in a Redneck-accent version of “America”, as that is usually the breeding spot of bullshit - a first world country economically (let’s see for how long), but a third world country in terms of human rights, especially digitally

      • Vincent@feddit.nl
        9·
        1 day ago

        It’s already disabled by default though. And if you use the sidebar/vertical tabs and even want to remove the menu option there, click “Customize sidebar”, then uncheck “AI chatbot”. No need for messing with about:config and ignoring warnings.

        • switching.software@fedifreu.deOP
          4·
          1 day ago

          @Vincent@feddit.nl Disabled in the sidebar or in about:config?

          According to our tests, vanilla Firefox has browser.ml.chat.enabled = true by default.

          • Vincent@feddit.nl
            5·
            1 day ago

            Disabled as in there is no AI chatbot you can chat with by default until you set it up. If you enable the sidebar/vertical tabs, there is an “AI chatbot” button, but if you click that, you’ll still have to set it up yourself, if I remember correctly. And you can remove that button the way I described.

      • Lucy :3@feddit.org
        2·
        1 day ago

        I just discovered that there is something like a sidebar, lol. But yeah, considering you can disable the tab without any hassle, I wouldn’t consider it a real problem. As long as they don’t try to integrate it further.

  • L. B. Heuschkel@helvede.net
    8·
    1 day ago

    @switchingsoftware@fedifreu.de @kuketzblog@social.tchncs.de Thanks!

    … Picture my delight in realising LibreWolf already did that for me.

  • Mark Burton@mstdn.social
    6·
    1 day ago

    @switchingsoftware@fedifreu.de @kuketzblog@social.tchncs.de
    What about the Android version? I don’t think the method works for that

    • Goretantath@lemm.ee
      1·
      7 hours ago

      Yeah when they add it to mobile firefox were fucked, rated one star and they vommented saying they have no plans to add about:config to mobile firefox, telling me to use the beta shit version instead.

    • Vincent@feddit.nl
      3·
      1 day ago

      On desktop Firefox, it’s not enabled by default. On Firefox for Android, it’s not even there, i.e. you can’t even enable it.