Overview
- Laura Chambers returns to Mozilla’s board as John Solomon becomes CMO and Ajit Varma is promoted to head Firefox under the new CEO.
- Firefox’s planned AI features, including the upcoming AI Window, will be opt-in with simple controls and offer model choice spanning open-source options and Mozilla-hosted cloud models.
- Enzor‑DeMeo says Mozilla does not plan to train its own giant LLM, positioning Firefox to integrate multiple providers and smaller on‑device models.
- Mozilla targets revenue diversification beyond its Google search deal and will track a “double bottom line,” with executives saying search now provides roughly 85% of revenue, down from about 95%.
- The announcement drew strong pushback online over bloat, defaults, privacy and security risks, even as Mozilla argues optional AI preserves user control.