Mozilla’s New CEO: It’s Time to Evolve Firefox Into an AI Browser
Can the AI push from Anthony Enzor-DeMeo mesh with the company’s goal to be the most trusted software provider?
By Michael Kan, Senior Reporter, OUR EXPERT, When he’s not battling bugs and robots in Helldivers 2, Michael is reporting on AI, satellites, cybersecurity, PCs, and tech policy.
Edited By: Chloe Albanesius, December 16, 2025
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Brace for more AI, Firefox users. Mozilla has a new CEO, and he’s focused on evolving Firefox into a “modern AI browser.”
Anthony Enzor-DeMeo joined Mozilla a year ago and served as SVP of Firefox for eight months before he was named general manager in July. In a blog post, Enzor-DeMeo laid out his strategy, which involves pursuing AI with safeguards in place, including a power-off button.
The new CEO’s overarching goal is to turn Mozilla into the “world’s most trusted software company,” citing public dissatisfaction with today’s privacy practices and the tech industry’s growing appetite for all kinds of data. (In a press release, Mozilla also noted that “consumers around the world increasingly feel over-tracked, under-informed, and unsure how AI systems shape the information they see and the decisions they make.”)
“I knew this would become a defining issue, especially in the browser, where so many decisions about privacy, data, and transparency now originate,” Enzor-DeMeo says. “People want software that is fast, modern, but also honest about what it does. They want to understand what’s happening and to have real choices.”
Anthony Enzor-DeMeo (Credit: Mozilla)
This also applies to AI. “Controls must be simple,” he wrote. “AI should always be a choice—something people can easily turn off. People should know why a feature works the way it does and what value they get from it.”
Another priority is to expand Mozilla’s products beyond the browser, although Firefox will remain the company’s anchor. “It will evolve into a modern AI browser and support a portfolio of new and trusted software additions,” he says.
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