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All About Open-Source AI It’s the future — but only if we act now.

AI isn’t something you should just rent from big tech. Own it.

Raffi Krikorian’s new Mozilla newsletter, Owners Not Renters, shows how to build, run, and control AI on your terms.

First edition is live:
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What if we stopped building technology on corporate terms?

#MozFest 2026 theme: Wilding 🌿

An invitation to return to the edges of what tech can be.
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The AI bubble will pop. It’s up to us to replace it responsibly | Mark Surman When bubbles burst, what comes next can be better, if we build it differently

In his Guardian op‑ed, Mark Surman draws a clear parallel between the dot‑com bubble and today’s AI frenzy. The lesson: bubbles burst, but what comes next can be better — if we choose a different model.

Dig in here: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/3...

Mozilla's new AI strategy marks a return to its 'rebel alliance' roots New browser controls that let users disable AI features point to a broader push against default-on artificial intelligence.

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...

Own What You Build: Open Source and AI’s Future [Mark Surman at Web Summit 2025] YouTube video by Mozilla

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

All About Open-Source AI It’s the future — but only if we act now.

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:
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Mozilla.ai - We're building a future where AI works for you Mozilla.ai is building AI that is trustworthy, transparent, and controllable. Explore the Agent Platform to automate workflows, open-source libraries like any-agent, any-llm, any-guardrail, and mcpd, community-driven Blueprints, and Lumigator. Join us o...

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...

All About Open-Source AI It’s the future — but only if we act now.

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:
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#MozFest returns to Barcelona this October. Save the Date🎉 🗓️

28–30 October. Recinte Fabra i Coats.
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Tell Meta: Keep Encryption for Instagram Messages Meta has quietly said it will end support for encrypted messaging on Instagram in a matter of weeks. Encryption helps ensure that what your messages stay between you and the person with whom you're co...

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

Mozilla and Mila announce strategic research partnership to advance open source and sovereign AI capabilities  | The Mozilla Blog The future of AI should belong to all of humanity, well beyond a handful of countries or companies. For that to happen, AI needs to be open, trusted, and b

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...

My Tesla Was Driving Itself Perfectly—Until It Crashed The danger of almost-perfect tech

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...

Newsletter With over two decades of global impact, Mozilla Foundation continues to lead the movement for a better technology future—powered by people, open by design, and fueled by imagination.

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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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Tell Meta: Keep Encryption for Instagram Messages Meta has quietly said it will end support for encrypted messaging on Instagram in a matter of weeks. Encryption helps ensure that what your messages stay between you and the person with whom you're co...

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.
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Mozilla Festival is coming back to Barcelona.
28–30 October 2026 at Recinte Fabra i Coats.

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APPLY NOW Democracy x AI Cohort | Mozilla Foundation We are seeking to support working prototypes that prove AI can serve democracy. Apply now.

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

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Tell Meta: Keep Encryption for Instagram Messages Meta has quietly said it will end support for encrypted messaging on Instagram in a matter of weeks. Encryption helps ensure that what your messages stay between you and the person with whom you're co...

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...

Tell Meta: Keep Encryption for Instagram Messages Meta has quietly said it will end support for encrypted messaging on Instagram in a matter of weeks. Encryption helps ensure that what your messages stay between you and the person with whom you're co...

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...

Navigating the global battle over AI independence AI sovereignty efforts aimed at reducing countries’ dependence on American and Chinese AI technology mean that businesses will contend with an increasingly fragmented array of global rules and systems...

“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/...

LIVE SOON: From multilingual to multicultural: how do we escape from LLMs flattening culture? Starting Mar 11 at 9:00 AM EDT

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.

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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:
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APPLY NOW Democracy x AI Cohort | Mozilla Foundation We are seeking to support working prototypes that prove AI can serve democracy. Apply now.

🚨 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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