Mozilla Data Collective (MDC) is a groundbreaking new platform for responsible AI data exchange that puts power back into the hands of people and communities.
In this letter, Mozilla Foundation Executive Director Nabiha Syed reflects on her meeting with Pope Leo XIV and why openness—open code, open governance, and open doors—is essential to building a better, more ethical AI future where everyone can imagine, create, and participate in what comes next.
AI is reshaping our world faster than we can keep up with. To understand what’s coming next, and what society must prepare for, Mozilla Foundation Fellows offer grounded and optimistic predictions for 2026.
This session explored the once-in-a-generation opportunity for the private and nonprofit sectors to collaborate with philanthropy and lead where government cannot, bringing together organizations working on governance innovation to establish guidelines for AI's integration into society.
Mozilla Data Collective, a data platform redefining how AI data is created, shared, and governed, enters its next phase as a standalone, mission-led entity based in the United Kingdom alongside the introduction of three new platform capabilities: Request to Access, Data Assistant, and an upcoming Payments and Compensation functionality. Together, these capabilities advance Mozilla Data Collective’s vision for human agency and fair value exchange in AI data.
The Elder Series was born out of Malik Afegbua’s grief after losing his mother, transforming personal loss into a powerful celebration of elders, their wisdom, resilience, and beauty. It began by using AI as a tool for good, reimagining how elders are seen and challenging ageist stereotypes, a bold innovation that earned Malik the WHO Global Game Changer Award.
