Mozilla’s new AI strategy is about giving people choice again. As Fast Company reports, this is part of a broader return to our “rebel alliance” roots: building AI that’s open.
Details here: www.fastcompany.com/91490055/mozillas-new-ai...
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If we want a future where people own their tools, not rent them, openness has to be the default
In his Web Summit talk, Mark draws a sharp parallel to the early web: developers once had to choose between closed, easy platforms and open, harder ones.
Watch here: https://youtu.be/obRiQme2b3M
There’s something easy to overlook about AI right now: the more we rely on it, the more we depend on systems we don’t control.
Dive into what Raffi Krikorian has to say:
newsletter.ownersnotrenters.com/p/all-about-open-source-...
Through Mozilla Ventures, Mozilla.ai and our whole portfolio, Mozilla is supporting an ecosystem that can challenge dominant players like OpenAI and Anthropic.
See more here from CNBC: www.cnbc.com/2026/01/27/mozilla-build...
Right now, closed AI systems feel like the obvious choice because they’re easier to use and faster to deploy.
But as Raffi Krikorian points out, ease doesn’t equal inevitability.
Subscribe to his Substack here:
newsletter.ownersnotrenters.com/p/all-about-...
#MozFest returns to Barcelona this October. Save the Date🎉 🗓️
28–30 October. Recinte Fabra i Coats.
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Meta is dropping encrypted messages from Instagram DMs from 8 May.
Encrypted messaging should always be the default. Full stop.
Help us get answers from Meta and sign Mozilla Foundation's petition here
https://bit.ly/4uRD5JO
Excited to share that Mozilla and @mila-quebec.bsky.social are partnering on open research to advance privacy‑preserving, user‑sovereign AI.
A meaningful step toward an open, sovereign model for AI development. Read more here: blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/m...
Raffi Krikorian's piece in The Atlantic piece digs into what happens when automated systems lull us into trust, then fail in the split second when it matters most.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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#MozFest returns to Barcelona this October, and 2026 is yours to shape.
28–30 October. Recinte Fabra i Coats.
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Meta is dropping encrypted messages from Instagram DMs from 8 May.
This means that your all private conversations will be readable by Meta, shareable with advertisers, and subpoenable by courts.
Privacy should be a default. Sign our petition.
www.mozillafoundation.org/petitions/ke...
Mozilla Festival is coming back to Barcelona.
28–30 October 2026 at Recinte Fabra i Coats.
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AI is reshaping democracy whether we like it or not.
So let’s make sure it serves people.
Today's the last day to apply for Mozilla Foundation's Democracy x AI Incubator👀
Deadline: March 16, 2026
https://bit.ly/406u4yj
Three lines in a buried support article was how they shared news:
Instagram is getting rid of E2EE for DMs.
Time to change your messaging habits. IG’s still okay for memes. Signal and Threema exist. Use them for anything that actually matters. 🔒
www.mozillafoundation.org/petitions/ke...
Meta is dropping encrypted messages from Instagram DMs from 8 May.
This means that your all private conversations will be readable by Meta, shareable with advertisers, and subpoenable by courts.
Privacy should be a default. Sign our petition.
www.mozillafoundation.org/petitions/ke...
“The developer experience is just so hard around sovereign stacks right now that it makes it impossible to choose this as a viable alternative.”
Raffi Krikorian on why open-source AI infrastructure is key to real AI sovereignty:
wpintelligence.washingtonpost.com/topics/2026/...
How do we stop LLMs from flattening culture?
Join EM Lewis-Jong, CEO of @mozdatacollective.bsky.social, and Slow AI's Dr. Sam Illingworth live at 9am ET TODAY as they discuss why language and culture should exist in multitudes.
open.substack.com/live-stream/...
Join the conversation now⚡
Mark Surman will be at HumanX 2026 in San Francisco, April 6–9.
He’s sharing thoughts on open vs closed AI models — and how teams can choose systems that support long‑term agency and openness.
If you’re attending HumanX, make sure to catch the conversation.
On March 11, Mozilla Fellow Kiito Shilongo,
@giz.de Africa and others will examine the real-world impact of data governance across Kenya, Ghana and Zambia.
Register to join the conversation:
mozilla.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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🚨 Call now open: Democracy x AI Incubator
Mozilla Foundation is funding working AI systems that strengthen information, transparency, and civic space.
$50K + 12 months of support.
Apply by March 16, 2026
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Excited that Mark Surman is joining TVO for a live taping this Friday night. If you’re in Ontario, come be part of the room — it’s going to be a thoughtful, wide‑open conversation about tech and where we go next.
We’ll share the video afterward so everyone can tune in.
www.tvo.org/tvo-today-live
AI is reshaping democracy whether we like it or not.
So let’s make sure it serves people.
The Democracy x AI Incubator is now open.
Deadline: March 16, 2026
https://bit.ly/406u4yj
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@mozdatacollective.bsky.social 👏
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Raffi Krikorian’s new op‑ed digs into a point we rarely say out loud: if AI is going to shape public life, people deserve systems they can actually examine and trust.
Renting black‑box models from Big Tech won’t get us there.
restofworld.org/2026/india-a...
#IndiaAIImpactSummit2026
🚨 Call now open: Democracy x AI Incubator
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$50K + 12 months of support.
Apply by March 16, 2026
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