This is how to disable the new “AI” chatbot in #Firefox:
- type
about:configinto the awesome bar - skip the warning for first time modders
- locate the
browser.ml.chat.enabledsetting and set it tofalse
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
28 Comments
30p87@feddit.org · 13 pts · 1y
Is that Murica-only/Not-EU? Because I haven't seen any mention of AI/ML/LLM in nightly.
switchingsoftware@fedifreu.de · 6 pts · 1y
@30p87@feddit.org Murica?
Mozilla introduced the chatbot option in Firefox 133: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/ai-chatbot
Vincent@feddit.nl · 11 pts · 1y
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:configand ignoring warnings.switchingsoftware@fedifreu.de · 4 pts · 1y
@Vincent@feddit.nl Disabled in the sidebar or in
about:config?According to our tests, vanilla Firefox has
browser.ml.chat.enabled = trueby default.Vincent@feddit.nl · 6 pts · 1y
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.
30p87@feddit.org · 5 pts · 1y
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
allo@chaos.social · 2 pts · 1y
@30p87
It's only a sidebar that can show a LLM chat tab (basically just a framed website) of different LLM providers including fully local ones.
@switchingsoftware
30p87@feddit.org · 2 pts · 1y
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.
lbheuschkel@helvede.net · 8 pts · 1y
@switchingsoftware@fedifreu.de @kuketzblog@social.tchncs.de Thanks!
... Picture my delight in realising LibreWolf already did that for me.
Bazoogle@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
I'm on v136 of firefox and don't see any sign of an AI chat. I have not changed any settings
FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org · 1 pts · 1y
ProtonBadger@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 1y
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.
markhburton@mstdn.social · 6 pts · 1y
@switchingsoftware@fedifreu.de @kuketzblog@social.tchncs.de
What about the Android version? I don't think the method works for that
Vincent@feddit.nl · 4 pts · 1y
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.
markhburton@mstdn.social · 0 pts · 1y
@switchingsoftware @kuketzblog
But about:config does work on the Iceraven fork. So if they implement it on android there'll be a fix.
You install it from here https://github.com/fork-maintainers/iceraven-browser/releases. Look for the readme file. Straightforward but you have to check for updates every so often. It also has a wider range of plugins, my initial reason for switching.
switchingsoftware@fedifreu.de · 1 pts · 1y
@markhburton
We recommend #IronFox as a cleaned up Firefox fork for Android. It supports about:config, too.
stephenhomewood@mastodon.sdf.org · 1 pts · 1y
@switchingsoftware@fedifreu.de @markhburton@mstdn.social Hi - Where can I find ironwolf - it's not showing up in ddg search?
switchingsoftware@fedifreu.de · 1 pts · 1y
@stephenhomewood@mastodon.sdf.org
Oops, it's #Ironfox, not Ironwolf:
https://github.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox
@markhburton@mstdn.social
markhburton@mstdn.social · 1 pts · 1y
@switchingsoftware@fedifreu.de @stephenhomewood@mastodon.sdf.org
It claims to be installable from F-Droid (isn't there) and Accrescent (install doesn't work).
switchingsoftware@fedifreu.de · 1 pts · 1y
@markhburton @stephenhomewood
IronFox' readme does a poor job explaining how to install this app via F-Droid. IronFox is not yet part of F-Droid's own package repository. So you have to add IronFox's F-Droid repo before you can install IronFox.
Opening this link in F-Droid allows you to add their repo:
https://fdroid.ironfoxoss.org/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=c5e291b5a571f9c8cd9a9799c2c94e02ec9703948893f2ca756d67b94204f904
stephenhomewood@mastodon.sdf.org · 1 pts · 1y
@switchingsoftware@fedifreu.de @markhburton@mstdn.social Thanks - Glad one of us is paying attention 😄
Goretantath@lemm.ee · 0 pts · 1y
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.
cpacaud@mstdn.christianpacaud.com · 4 pts · 1y
@switchingsoftware@fedifreu.de @kuketzblog@social.tchncs.de Zen Browser also seems to have it disabled by default.
mral@mastodon.sdf.org · 3 pts · 1y
@switchingsoftware@fedifreu.de @kuketzblog@social.tchncs.de
thanks
Verain@c.im · 2 pts · 1y
@switchingsoftware@fedifreu.de Done. Thanks!
Psythik@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
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 · 3 pts · 1y
There is actually a hidden option in
about:configcalledbrowser.ml.chat.providerthat 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.mral@mastodon.sdf.org · 2 pts · 1y
@switchingsoftware@fedifreu.de @kuketzblog@social.tchncs.de
done, thanks
JRepin@mstdn.io · 1 pts · 1y
@switchingsoftware@fedifreu.de @kuketzblog@social.tchncs.de Thank you very much @librewolf@chaos.social for keeping Firefox clean