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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@[email protected] what is mozilla supposed to do? Inferencing is resource intensive by nature. Doing this in the cloud and users would complain about privacy. Not doing it at all and users would complain about Firefox feeling old and complicated