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https://www.osnews.com/story/143044/firefox-new-ai-features-cause-cpu-spikes-and-battery-drain/ [osnews.com]

Thom Holwerda \\// 2025-08-12

Almost three weeks ago, Mozilla released Firefox 141 that, among other features like memory optimizations for Linux and a built-in unit converter, brought controversial AI-enhanced tab groups.

        Powered by a local AI model, these groups identify related tabs and suggest names for them. There is even a “Suggest more tabs for group” button that users can click to get recommendations.

        Now, several users [reddit.com] have taken to the Firefox subreddit to complain about high CPU usage when using the feature, as well as express their disappointment in Mozilla for adding AI to the browser.
        ↫ David Uzondu at NeoWin [neowin.net]

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