Mozilla Foundation's Democracy × AI Incubator backs 10 project teams across four continents, all testing one idea: AI built differently can strengthen democracy instead of eroding it. This is how they're doing it. https://mzl.la/3RFZSd1
Democracy x AI Cohort | Mozilla Foundation
The Democracy x AI cohort is founded on the hypothesis that, if built differently, AI could strengthen democracy rather than erode it.
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Open source AI is growing in the wild 🌱 The #MozFest 2026 schedule is live, and the Developers Wilding track is where engineers, safety leads, and standards folks figure out what it becomes. Join us! https://bit.ly/4wwPgfL
Period tracker: knows when you're ovulating, when you're stressed, when you might be pregnant. Also your period tracker: selling that to an analytics firm, allegedly. 👀Nothing Personal's recent report on period trackers now live mzl.la/4pF2WCA
Period and Ovulation Apps Privacy Review 2026: Is Your Period Tracker Safe?
We tested six popular period and ovulation tracker apps to find out how they handle your private health data. Our privacy expert Shoshana Wodinsky did hands-on testing of 6 popular period tracking app...
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Mozilla CTO Raffi Krikorian says the real question for builders isn't which AI model they are using—it's whether they could leave for a different one. The door's still open to choose a different path—for now.
Is Open-Source AI Really the Dangerous Path?
The real question for builders right now isn’t which model you’re using. Rather, it's whether you could leave for a different one, writes Raffi Krikorian.
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The #MozFest 2026 schedule is live ⚡ our community of co-curators from across the world have packed it with over 200 people-first sessions and experiences. This is what a community-led program looks in action. Join us🌿 https://bit.ly/4vUBanj
Mozilla Festival 2026, Wed, Oct 28th, 2026 @ 9:00 AM Mozilla Foundation
Accelevents - Mozilla Festival 2026 - Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Friday, October 30, 2026 at RECINTE FABRA I COATS, Carrer de Sant Adrià, Barcelona, Spain. Find event and ticket information.
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Open-source AI is catching up—fast. So what does that mean for the future of AI? Join Raffi Krikorian and Rest of World's Deputy Editor Itika Sharma Punit as they dig into the report, explore what the data really says, and discuss where AI is headed next. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpXZ...
Open-source AI is catching up. Mozilla CTO Raffi Krikorian explains why
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✨ Torna la #BCNOpenTechWeek, una trobada internacional dedicada a les tecnologies obertes, els drets digitals i la innovació democràtica. ➡️ Amb la @mozilla.org , Aj. de Barcelona, @decidim.org, OT Canòdrom, @xnet-x.net, @accentobert.cat i @opentechresearch.org ℹ️ https://ja.cat/otw26_savethedate
Companies spent years buying frontier AI models. Turns out they were buying permission — permission that can be revoked. Our CTO Raffi Krikorian's op-ed in @wsj.com on what comes next: models you can actually keep. www.wsj.com/opinion/ai-s...
Opinion | AI Shouldn’t Require a Permission Slip
‘Open-weight models’ are rising for users who can’t afford to be surprised by a governmental ‘off’ switch.
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Period tracker: knows when you're ovulating, when you're stressed, when you might be pregnant. Also your period tracker: selling that to an analytics firm, allegedly. 👀Nothing Personal's recent report on period trackers now live mzl.la/4pF2WCA
Period and Ovulation Apps Privacy Review 2026: Is Your Period Tracker Safe?
We tested six popular period and ovulation tracker apps to find out how they handle your private health data. Our privacy expert Shoshana Wodinsky did hands-on testing of 6 popular period tracking app...
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AI isn't just a race for the most capable model anymore. As open-weight models improve, organizations are thinking more about flexibility, transparency, resilience, and avoiding vendor lock-in—not just benchmark scores. Read more from The Economist: www.economist.com/business/202...
America’s AI labs are under threat from cheap Chinese rivals
Demand for open-weight models is soaring
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How is open source shaping the future of AI? And how is AI changing open source in return? At RAISE Summit in Paris, Mozilla's Mark Surman joined leaders to explore the future of AI infrastructure, open collaboration, and developer communities. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BFD...
AI and Open Source: Shaping Each Other's Future | RAISE Summit 2026
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You heard it here first ⚡The future of tech won’t be built by billionaires. More to come soon 👀
Open vs closed AI models: the capability gap is now 3% for most "everyday tasks". Open models are basically tied with GPT and Claude on coding, following instructions, and general knowledge. The real gap? Reasoning, long context, and agentic tasks.
We've been growing something behind the scenes 🌱 The #MozFest 2026 schedule is officially live ✨🌼 Get a peek at the schedule and grab your badge. We can't wait to build with you 🌱 mzl.la/4aVw9Dh
Wildflowers don't grow alone. They spread, and make space for each other and other species in the cracks. That's #MozFest. Grab your ticket and join us in Barcelona, Oct 28–30. https://bit.ly/4uNRPZb
Mozilla Festival 2026, Wed, Oct 28th, 2026 @ 9:00 AM Mozilla Foundation
Accelevents - Mozilla Festival 2026 - Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Friday, October 30, 2026 at RECINTE FABRA I COATS, Carrer de Sant Adrià, Barcelona, Spain. Find event and ticket information.
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Exciting news from the team at Current AI: AI Potluck is now live ⚡ An open source project building a fully open, easy-to-use AI product, assembled entirely from open components. Learn more & get involved: https://bit.ly/3Rbgclw
The future of AI shouldn’t be decided by a small number of companies alone. Mark Surman's piece in Fortune about why open-source AI is emerging as a critical path toward a more transparent, accountable, and human-centered future. fortune.com/2026/06/29/o...
Mozilla President: meet the open source 'rebel alliance' that could break Big Tech's grip on AI | Fortune
Middle powers like Canada and the EU are quietly building an alternative AI future — one that's open, accountable, and not controlled by a handful of labs.
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Proud to announce the Mozilla Foundation Democracy x AI Incubator cohort 🎉 10 projects, 12 months, one hypothesis: AI can strengthen democracy if we build it differently: bit.ly/4aJa6j1
AMA alert! Join Raffi Krikorian on Reddit next Tuesday for a conversation about the State of Open Source AI, and our survey of nearly 1000 open source developers. More here: www.reddit.com/r/MachineLea...
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Capability gap: closed. Inference costs: down 50x. Open models now run a third of real-world AI traffic. So why aren't more companies actually shipping it in production? On July 14, we're publishing the State of Open Source AI Report, including the data, the gaps, and what's next. Stay tuned! 👀
The tech world takes itself incredibly seriously. We think it’s time to change that. We’ve teamed up with @baratunde.com and @theonion.com for a new column that looks at life with machines through a satirical lens. Because if we don't laugh we might cry. https://bit.ly/3SHtBCs
Superficial Intelligence: Employee Tracking
Read Superficial Intelligence, a humor column from Mozilla Foundation in collaboration with The Onion. This month, our columnist Baratunde Thurston has great advice for those who are worried their com...
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Meet the people building #MozFest 2026🎉 These are the global researchers, journalists, activists, community organizers, and technologists that are thoughtfully reading every one of the 1,250+ proposals submitted to this year's fest. Learn more and grab your ticket today: https://bit.ly/4eDAWua
Our friends at @opentechresearch.org are looking for proposals for Open Technology Research (OTR) Symposium 2026🎉 CFP Deadline: 5 July 2026 Symposium Dates: 26–27 October 2026 Location: Universitat de Barcelona | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain https://symposium.opentechresearch.org/
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Wildflowers don't grow alone. They spread, and make space for each other and other species in the cracks. That's #MozFest. Grab your ticket and join us in Barcelona, Oct 28–30. https://bit.ly/4uNRPZb
Final day (June 30!) to grab this limited edition sticker when you donate any amount to Mozilla Foundation. The future of tech is human. Join us and let's build it⚡ https://bit.ly/4eOSt2x
The Call for Proposals for the first Open Technology Research (OTR) Symposium 2026 is OPEN until July 5! 📅 26–27 Oct 2026 📍 Barcelona, Spain 🔗 Register/Submit: symposium.opentechresearch.org More info ⬇️ opentechresearch.org/blog/otr-res...
There are many things we love about #MozFest. But this one tops the list. The program isn't just built by us. It's built by our community. Meet our 2026 co-curator cohort🎉 https://bit.ly/4eDAWua
Wilding at Mozilla Festival 2026
What happens when we loosen rigid systems so communities and tech evolve naturally? Join Mozilla Festival in Barcelona, October 28-30th, 2026. Badges on sale now.
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The latest data release from Common Voice dropped, marking a new milestone: Pashto is now the largest language dataset in Common Voice. Some release highlights: 10 new datasets 7 added languages 604 new hours of speech 593,000+ new speech clips Dive in → mozilladatacollective.com/datasets
Excited to support the new Open Source AI Fellowship from OSI, announced at UN Open Source Week. The fellowship will help advance research, policy, and community engagement around Open Source AI, while fostering informed discussion about accountability in AI systems. opensource.org/blog/open-so...
Open Source AI Fellowship Announced at UN Open Source Week
The OSI is pleased to announce the launch of the Open Source AI Fellowship at UN Open Source Week.
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We asked @baratunde.com and @theonion.com to help us make sense of life with machines. The result? Slightly existential. Latest issue of #NothingPersonal now live👇 bit.ly/4gDpNvJ
Superficial Intelligence: Employee Tracking
Read Superficial Intelligence, a humor column from Mozilla Foundation in collaboration with The Onion. This month, our columnist Baratunde Thurston has great advice for those who are worried their com...
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