Dear Mozilla, I don't want an “AI kill switch”, I want a more responsible approach for all

A former Mozilla employee critiques Firefox's shift toward becoming an 'AI browser', arguing the problem isn't the specific features (which are relatively thoughtful, using local models) but the broader pattern of AI being enabled by default without adequate harm mitigation. The author outlines why public trust in AI is justifiably low — citing stolen training data, energy opacity, and ideological bias — and lists societal harms that 'AI by default' propagates even for users who opt out. Rather than just wanting a kill switch, the author calls on Mozilla to adopt opt-in defaults, avoid hype, prioritize sustainability, and honestly communicate risks, positioning responsible AI implementation as a market differentiator.