Article 6Z94N Mozilla Under Fire For Firefox AI 'Bloat' That Blows Up CPU and Drains Battery

Mozilla Under Fire For Firefox AI 'Bloat' That Blows Up CPU and Drains Battery

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darwinmac writes: Firefox 141 rolled out a shiny new AI-powered smart tab grouping feature (it tries to auto-organize your tabs using a local model), but it turns out the local "Inference" process that powers it is acting like an energy-sucking monster. Users are reporting massive CPU spikes and battery drain and calling the feature "garbage" that's ruining their browsing experience.

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