Alexa, Help Me! Which Smart Speaker Has the Best Privacy?

When comparing Alexa and the Amazon Echo, Apple, Siri and the HomePod and Google's Assistant and Nest devices, it's important to consider these privacy and security aspects

Common Voice African Languages: STT Model Sprint!

Let's open up Speech AI innovation! Enter an African language model into the competition sprint.

Opening Up Voice for Global Communities

Mozilla Investigation: YouTube’s Dislike Button, Other User Controls Largely Fail to Stop Unwanted Recommendations

YouTube feedback buttons ‘Dislike,’ ‘Not interested,’ and others prevent less than half of unwanted algorithmic recommendations, according to study

Mozilla’s Common Voice Dataset Reaches 100 Languages

Widely spoken in Ghana and other West African countries, Twi is the latest addition to the Common Voice open source language dataset.

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Mozilla’s Responsible Computer Science Challenge Will Expand to Kenya and India

Ambitious joint initiative with USAID will award $1.2 million to embed ethics in computer science curricula at institutions around the world

Meet Tarcizio Silva: Exposing Algorithmic Racism

Silva, an expert in algorithmic bias, has spent years studying artificial intelligence systems like facial recognition and surveillance programs.

Talk Swahili to me: Voice-enabled apps changing the game for farmers and local communities

Eight projects advancing financial inclusion, access to reliable information for smallholder farmers, and legal rights to land ownership for marginalized communities are the recipients of Common Voice Kiswahili grants totaling USD $400,000

Mozilla Awardee Imagines a More Youth-Inclusive Internet

Creative Media Awardee ‘No Minor Futures’ explores how youth and digital tech collide, using art for and by children