Mozilla updates Firefox Smart Window with AI-driven browsing tools

The latest improvements allow the browser to parse selected links from a user's history, enabling tasks like retrieving specific items—such as running shoes viewed days prior—complete with visual previews. Mozilla’s head of Firefox, Ajit Varma, frames this as a commitment to user experience rather than a push to force AI consumption. The browser now features a dedicated AI Controls section, allowing users to toggle specific tools or disable them entirely.

Mozilla is adopting a model-agnostic strategy, permitting users to toggle between providers including Google’s Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite, OpenAI’s oss-gpt-120b, and Alibaba’s Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507, or even local models. To address privacy concerns, Firefox AI senior staff product manager Steve Truong noted that these integrations operate under zero-data-retention contracts. Neither Mozilla nor its third-party partners store user prompts for model training or advertising purposes. While the feature remains in beta without a firm release date, upcoming updates are expected to include AI-powered form autofill and improved tracking of recent browsing journeys.