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Firefox 148 introduces the promised AI kill switch for people who aren't into LLMs
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this post was submitted on 25 Feb 2026
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And their telemetry metrics will tell them people overwhelmingly keep the switch on.
Because the vast majority don't read release notes these days?
I have enough trouble keeping with the IRL release notes of how my democracy is falling apart. Forger checking them on my browser.
Because the people who turn off the AI are the same people who turn off telemetry