[throwaway1389z]

Based on the article, you have to disable a whole heap of AI features, not a simple optional AI sidebar.

This include things like using AI to assist with rendering/processing of PDF, looking at the flags.

As a Firefox users, this seems very troubling to me.

[Aeolun]

That’s what the flags seem to have as a subject sure, but my firefox hasn’t spammed AI in my face even once, and I’ve looked at a lot of PDF’s, so clearly it’s not mandatory.

[throwaway1389z]

Did you check your network logs when opening PDFs? Why these flags are there to begin with?

[sunaookami]

>This include things like using AI to assist with rendering/processing of PDF, looking at the flags.

Firefox is downloading a local model and using that to add alt-text to images inside PDFs which is great for accessibility. You can see all models that Firefox downloaded at about:addons. Every AI feature besides the (optional) sidebar (obviously) are local modals that run completely on-device.

[throwaway1389z]

This is bad. Very bad. AI models hallucinate and can make big mistakes. No browser should try to alter content without explicit user consent.