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Firefox 142 Now Available - Allows Browser Extensions/Add-Ons To Use AI LLMs


The Firefox 142.0 release binaries are now available ahead of the official release announcement due out on Tuesday

Firefox 142 isn't particularly exciting for this August web browser update but does improve the drag-and-drop support for blob images, better scrolling speed in the bookmarks dialog, and some other refinements. What may cause some frustration by users tired of hearing about "AI" is opening up Firefox Extensions to using local Large Language Models (LLMS). "Firefox now supports the wllama API for extensions, enabling developers to integrate local language model (LLM) capabilities directly into their add-ons."

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