Firefox users report high CPU and memory usage in the latest release, caused by browser's on-device AI inferencing for its 'smart tab grouping' feature.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/firefox-high-cpu-usage-inference-disable

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[–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

....for now.

That is the standard playbook:

  • Introduce unpopular feature
  • Defend it by saying there is an option in preferences to disable it
  • Later hide the option in some obscure config instead
  • Finally, remove the option to disable it
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