We live in the AI world and see AI everywhere, including in our browsers. Like other web browsers, Mozilla also brings AI chatbots to its Firefox web browser. Starting next week, users can add ChatGPT, Google Gemini, HuggingChat, or Le Chat Mistral to the sidebar of their Mozilla Firefox web browser. However, this will be an experimental feature, so it will initially be available on the browser’s Nightly build. Mozilla developed the Nightly build of the browser, adding experimental features for testing before rolling out those features to the stable Firefox build.
The AI chatbots work similarly to those on other web browsers. Highlight some text on the webpage and then right-click it to ask your desired chatbot to summarize the information, simplify the language, or test your memory and knowledge of the excerpt.
The company says that the use of Chatbot is completely optional and that none is integrated into the browser’s core function. If you want to try any AI chatbot on the Mozilla Firefox web browser, then download the Nightly build of the browser from Mozilla’s website. However, one thing to remember is that Mozilla describes the Nightly build of the browser as an “unstable testing and development platform.” This means there might be some bugs on the browser, so be cautious before using it as your primary web browser.
To enable AI chatbots on the browser’s sidebar, download and install the browser, go to settings, click on Nightly experiments, switch on the AI chatbot integration option, and select your desired AI Chatbot.
To permanently add the AI chatbot to the browser’s sidebar, right-click on the taskbar and select Customize toolbar. Then, drag the sidebar icon to your toolbar.
Mozilla says this will help you decide which AI chatbot works best for you or whether you need to use one. “All of these models are still being developed and improved,” the company said in a blog post. None are perfect, and they are each good at some things and not at others.” Mozilla said that the company would improve the chatbot experience before rolling it out to the stable and beta versions of the browser.
