If it seems that every tech company is trying to dead AI in all its products and services, then it is because they are. And as is anyone who rarely uses AI (if ever) AI, it is a lot: I do not need AI to write my email, nor do I want it to generate realistic videos that can trick the audience to think that they are man-made. When I try to find the Internet, I do not need to give wrong information.
But the latest AI feature of Firefox seems to be really useful, likely it is because it is not making “anything” for me. Instead, its new AI-managed link preview shows a small summary of materials on the webpage hidden behind a URL only, so you will have a better idea whether it is worth clicking or not.
mozilla Last month announced these AI-related link preview last monthBefore rolling them as part of Firefox 139This feature is currently in the “experimental” phase, and Mozilla is open to the user response on how to adjust it. Here is described how it works in its current recurrence: When you hover your cursor on a URL and hit this keyboard shortcut, the firefox really analyzes and analyzes the webpage HTML without loading the page. This then looks for metadata that can help notify the title, details and cover image of the page. Once he needs data, it displays whatever is drawn in a pop-out window.
like what you see? Go ahead and click to see the full page. No, what are you looking for? Go to the next link. Assuming that the summary is accurate, I can really see that I trust that I guess whether a special link is relevant to my current query or not – especially Mosila especially Mosila takes out some bugs.
How to test the AI-Janit link preview of Firefox
To try an AI link for yourself, you need to run Firefox 139 (or new). (If you are not sure what version you are on, open the firefox, head Settings> GeneralScroll again Firefox updateIf there is a new update, install it, then relay the browser.)
He complete, to return head settingChoose again Firefox labsUnder “Customize your browsing”, click on the checkmark next to the “link preview”.
What do you think so far?
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Now, open any website, hover on any link on your screen, and hit the shift + alt (windows) or shift + option (MAC). A small pop-up window with the title of the webpage and a brief description should open immediately. Soon, you should also see the cover image for the page, then, after a few moments, the firefox will generate the “key points” of the page.
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Are Firefox’s AI links worth using preview?
Till now, this feature is a little hit-or-mourn for me. Sometimes the important point it provides is three well-harmonized takeaways from the article. The second time, they are quotes raised directly from the article. Literary theft on the one hand, it is difficult to achieve a sense of the scope of an article if the “major numerals” texts are listed the first ideas.
I suspect the problem that AI sees the most important as to how each site has been configured, will be separated on the basis: I found that preview often copy the text on Lifehakar articles, for example, for eg, saringly the articles found on other sites. Again, this feature is in development, so Mozilla may need to find out how to adjust the variations in the design of websites to make it equally useful. But as the features of AI go on, I do not hate it, and in 2025, it is saying something.
