Empowering Consumers around AI in Latin America

A Caravana.Tech, created by Mozilla Fellow Narrira Lemos, explains how facial recognition, automated credit scoring, and other AI-related issues are impacting Latin Americans

New Research: Scaling Generative AI Datasets Disproportionately Scales Racist Outputs, Especially Against Black Men

The larger the multimodal training dataset, the more likely the model will classify people of color as ‘criminals,’ research reveals

If I Had a Magic Wand: Journalists Share Their Views on Which AI “Myths” They Would Dispel

At the recently concluded MozFest House Amsterdam, we asked a few journalists why the narrative about AI needs to be centered around people and if given the power which myths, or assumptions about AI they would change.

Mozilla Technology Fund Seeks People, Projects Auditing AI Systems with Open-Source Approaches

The second cohort of the Mozilla Technology Fund will fuel projects building much-needed auditing, evaluation, and accountability mechanisms for AI.

Mozilla’s 2022 Internet Health Report names power disparity between who benefits from AI and who is harmed by AI as top challenge to health of internet

For first time, the annual report is presented as a special five-episode season of Mozilla’s Webby Award-winning podcast ‘IRL’

The Rise of AI-Made Music: Interview with Justin Bernardez

Mozilla interviews Justin Bernardez about "Heart On My Sleeve," the AI-generated Drake and The Weeknd song and other songs made by software.

MozFest House Kenya Announces Keynote By Daniel Motaung, Unveils 30+ Sessions About AI & Africa

Mozilla Festival House: Kenya to explore local approaches to AI, data governance; event will take place September 21 - 22, 2023 at Nairobi’s Shamba House Cafe.

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We Submitted an Open Letter to the African Union. Here Is What We Learned About AI Policymaking in Africa

The task to equitably reap the benefits of AI whilst mitigating risks requires collaboration from as many actors as possible - and so we, the signatories, extended a hand to African policymakers and the African Union.

Sign: 8 Rules for AI from Creative Communities

AI is reshaping culture. Let’s make sure it lifts up — not replaces — creativity. Read and sign the 8 Rules for AI from Creative Communities.