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What happens when an African community decides its language deserves a voice in AI? Meet NaijaVoices: a community-led project in Nigeria working to preserve local languages like Gbagyi, which rarely show up in tech products but are spoken by many every day. Together with Gbagyi speakers in Chafuyi village, Abuja, they’ve recorded real stories and conversations, capturing natural speech patterns AI usually misses. Those 360 audio recordings with corresponding transcript files, from 12 unique speakers across genders and ages, now live on Mozilla Data Collective, where: ✅ The community keeps control over how their data is used ✅ Terms of use are transparent and human-readable ✅ Builders can access well-documented speech data for more inclusive AI This is the kind of AI future we believe in: ✅ Built with communities, not scraped from them ✅ Inclusion of languages and accents that big tech overlooks ✅ Clearly defined rules for how data can (and can’t) be used, set by community members Explore the Gbagyi dataset on Mozilla Data Collective and create an account if your organization or community is working with language data: https://bit.ly/48Occh4

Exciting progress from Mozilla Ventures portfolio company Plastic Labs, who are rolling out new memory solutions for developers. https://lnkd.in/ehmxuAkT

What are the clearest signals for the tech year ahead? Ask the people closest to the work. Mozilla Fellows, researchers, technologists, and policy experts working across the globe, have shared their predictions for 2026. These predictions reflect years of hands-on research, experimentation, and accountability to real communities. They’re informed calls on where technology is headed—and what it will take to make it good. Read their 2026 predictions here ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3YHtkz0 Marcelle Chagas Khaled Koubaa Sarra Hannachi Sarra Hannachi Thiane Neves Barros Priya Goswami

When tech companies scrape the internet to make datasets, they are organizing us. Artist beck haberstroh started a series of in person gatherings where she invited people she found in datasets. "Together, we have been a part of a technical infrastructure beyond our imaginations. Together, we have had our images used without our consent or knowledge. Together, we’ve made money for someone else. You could think of the other strangers in the dataset as neighbors, colleagues, collaborators. Maybe we want to be co-conspirators, friends, comrades." Read our ✨ NOTHING PERSONAL✨ December issue from Mozilla Foundation, out today! It's about gathering and why it's newly urgent to reclaim our collective agency in this time of AI. https://lnkd.in/eQEPKgYQ

Democracy is facing an inflection point, and so are the technologies that shape it. Around the world, builders are proving that AI can strengthen public debate, increase institutional transparency, and open new pathways for civic participation. What they need now is support that helps breakthrough prototypes become sustainable, people-powered solutions. That’s why we’re launching the Democracy × AI Cohort, with $1M in global awards and a community designed to help teams move from concept to lasting impact. If you’re developing tools that: • strengthen information integrity • increase trust in public institutions • activate civic participation • protect freedom of expression in digital spaces We want to hear from you. Submit your early ideas or prototypes and help shape the future of democratic technology. #MakeGoodTech https://lnkd.in/gTp2Pzvi

As AI investment accelerates, it’s worth asking what assumptions today’s market is built on. In his new Financial Times op-ed, Mark Surman explores how rapidly advancing open-source AI models could challenge closed systems, reshape valuations, and influence who wins in the long run. A thoughtful take on how open source could redefine who wins—and who doesn’t—in the AI era: https://lnkd.in/ge_xD_q8

Children’s toys are now part of the data economy—and that comes with real responsibility. In a new #NothingPersonal investigation, we worked on an independent research study to examine ten widely sold connected toys. What they found raises questions about how children’s data is collected, stored, and protected—and how little transparency families are given in the process. Better technology is possible, but it starts with stronger safeguards, regular third-party audits, and treating children’s privacy as non-negotiable. Dig into ISSUE 3 of Nothing Personal and learn how families can reduce privacy risks: https://bit.ly/4pWB2kT

Please join us in welcoming John Solomon to Mozilla as our new Chief Marketing Officer. 👏 John brings deep experience building and scaling global brands, with a strong track record of connecting products to people in meaningful, human ways. His arrival marks the next chapter in strengthening how we tell Mozilla’s story and how we bring our values to life in the products millions of people rely on every day. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gW7i3874

We’re looking for technologists, researchers, creators, and advocates who don’t wait for permission — they build the future they want to see. Nominations for the 2026 Mozilla Fellowship are open. If you know someone pushing better technology forward, lift them up tag and them in the comments ⬇️ #MozillaFellow https://bit.ly/4pleslR

We’re proud to join the California Innovation Council at a moment when the choices we make about AI matter more than ever. Mozilla Foundation is contributing a people-first perspective to help California move deliberately—shaping AI policy that protects communities, strengthens public services, and builds trust at scale. When government, researchers, and civil society work together, innovation doesn’t have to come at the cost of people. It can work for them. #MakeGoodTech Nabiha Syed Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom https://bit.ly/3MxDq2T