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

Tuesday August 12, 2025. 04:00 PM , from Slashdot
Mozilla Under Fire For Firefox AI 'Bloat' That Blows Up CPU and Drains Battery
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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