Another day, another AI browser. This time, it’s Firefox, Mozilla’s self-described “independent browser.” Firefox says it is building an AI browsing feature called AI Windows that includes AI assistants and chatbots. The company calls it an opt-in “intelligent and user-controlled space” that is currently being built “in the open” with user input.
In September, the company launched a “Shake to Summarize” feature in Firefox that uses AI to generate a summary of webpages open on your iPhone. Mozilla positions itself as a respectable browsing company that gives users the option to use AI as much as they want.
“While others are building AI experiences that keep you locked in a conversation loop, we see a different path – where AI acts as a trusted companion, enhancing your browsing experience and guiding you across the wider web,” Mozilla wrote on its company blog.
AI Windows will be one of three browsing experiences offered to Firefox users in addition to Private and Classic Windows. In a post on the Mozilla Connect forum on Thursday, the company wrote that users will be able to choose the AI model they want to use in the AI window, but offered few additional details. Users interested in updates about the AI Windows product can join Mozilla’s waiting list.