Mozilla's new "FakeSpot Deepfake Detector" for Chrome and Firefox helps users identify AI Generated Text

Mozilla has introduced new extensions for Firefox and Chrome, named “Fakespot Deepfake Detector,” to identify text written by humans from text created by AI tools. The company has plans to expand this capability to image and video analysis soon.

Mozilla is left behind in the AI race after Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Opera, and Brave integrated their AI assistants Gemini, Copilot, Aria, and Leo into their browsers. The company has tried to introduce AI features and tools in Firefox, focusing on accessibility and user privacy. One notable addition is the local alt-text generation for images within PDFs, which runs directly on the user’s device to ensure data privacy.

Additionally, Mozilla is testing opt-in AI services in Firefox Nightly, offering users tools like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, HuggingChat, and Le Chat Mistral through the Firefox sidebar. These services can summarize information, simplify language, or test users’ knowledge without leaving the web page.

The Firefox owner has acquired Fakespot, a company that uses AI to identify fake online reviews, particularly on platforms like Amazon. This technology will soon be integrated into Firefox and is currently being tested in the form of an extension.

Mozilla introduces FakeSpot Deepfake Text Detector Extension

The Fakespot Deepfake Detector extension uses multiple open-sourced detection models such as ApolloDFT, Binocular, Zippy, and UAR to analyze highlighted text. Users can easily swap models in and out to find the combination that works best for them. While text analysis is the current focus, Mozilla plans to expand the analysis ability to images and videos as well.

After installing the extension, users can highlight any text online and request an instant analysis via right click menu option, “scan for deep fakes” to find if the text is likely written by a human or shows AI patterns.

Although AI detection isn’t 100% accurate, Mozilla continues to improve the Fakespot ApolloDFT Engine to improve its reliability.

The extension is available on both the Chrome Web Store and Mozilla Add-ons Store for Chrome and Firefox browsers.