Wilding is not passive. It's an invitation: what would it mean to build technology that widens the conditions for life instead of narrowing them? Mozilla Festival Director Zeina Abi Assy on Lebanon, olive season, wildflowers, and the festival theme that grew from it all 🌱 https://bit.ly/4xJn8XJ

An AI model helped Mozilla uncover 270 previously missed bugs in Firefox. Then it was suddenly shut down. Following a government order, Anthropic withdrew access to its powerful cybersecurity models raising bigger questions about control and security. Tune in: www.marketplace.org/episode/2026...

What if AI's data economy was built on consent instead of extraction? Mozilla Data Collective is creating a marketplace where communities control how their data is used, shared, and monetized. Trust may become one of AI's most valuable resources. siliconangle.com/2026/06/13/m...

Raffi Krikorian examines the shutdown of Anthropic's Mythos and Fable models and asks a bigger question: What standards and evidence should exist before governments/companies unilaterally turn off frontier AI systems? Shoutout Transformer for covering this: www.transformernews.ai/p/mythos-fab...

If you're building production AI stacks, agent systems, local-first AI, open protocols, identity, payments, or memory portability, we want to hear from you. Submit a proposal before it closes tonight (June 15, 2pm CEST)! www.mozillafoundation.org/en/festival/...

Just a reminder that the billionaires (and now...trillionaire🙃) are literally banking on us accepting what's been given to us. Join us and let's choose what comes next ✨ mzl.la/4e7nMqb

If you're reading this you probably care about the future of the internet. Donate to Mozilla Foundation by June 30 to keep that work moving and we'll send you our limited-edition "The Future Is Human" sticker ⚡ mzl.la/4e6xp8x

Mycelium rewires dead wood into living soil. Communities do the same with broken systems. Come help us cultivate what comes next. #MozFest Early Bird badges live now for €42 🌿grab yours now. https://bit.ly/3O6QzRC

Raffi Krikorian and Justin Hendrix discuss AI security, open-source infrastructure, surveillance, AI agents, MCP, and why the future of AI governance may depend as much on protocols and harnesses as on the models themselves. Check it out: www.techpolicy.press/why-the-ai-p...

AI should make your whole team faster — not just one person on it. Join Mozilla.ai on June 8 for a free live webinar on how teams are using Octonous AI agents to automate repetitive work, streamline workflows, and save time without writing code. luma.com/octonous-jun...

1/2 Canada just did something big: put openness at the heart of its national AI strategy. Canada is choosing a future where AI is something citizens can govern, own and benefit from. 2/2 We’re proud to be partnering with organizations like @Mila_Quebec to help make that vision real.

Most conversations about sovereign AI focus on geopolitics. Mozilla.ai CEO John Dickerson argues that's too narrow. Sovereignty is about control, agency, and resilience at every level—nations, companies, communities, and individuals. Read the article here: blog.mozilla.ai/sovereign-ai...

Catch Mozilla Raffi Krikorian live on Friday, May 29, at CXO Talk as he explains why open-source AI agents could be the path to true independence, what’s at stake with closed platforms, and why this matters more than ever. Tune in. www.cxotalk.com/episode/mozi...

🌿LAST CALL FOR PROPOSALS🌿 If you’re keen to share your work at #MozFest in Barcelona, this is your last chance to submit your work to our team of co-curators⚡ https://bit.ly/3PUGFDq

Incredible panel and zoom chat discussion during this one! Thanks to everyone who joined and to our incredible panel for bringing the hot takes 🔥 Couldn't make it? Full session available here👀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIGW...

Open source AI is growing in the wild, and we’re ready to dig in. If you’re a principal engineer, safety lead or standards professional developing small, open and local systems #MozFest wants to see your work! Submit by May 24! mzl.la/4wIYh5N

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AI adoption without trust is a losing strategy. Mark Surman says companies need to focus on employee agency, meaningful AI governance, and accountability if they want people to trust how AI is being used. www.fastcompany.com/91543169/moz...

#HumanityAI has announced its first round of grants, totalling more than $18 million👏 This inaugural group of grantees bring expertise from a wide range of issue areas spanning democracy, education, labor, economy, humanities, culture, and security. humanityai.ai

16 years ago #MozFest began with a single belief: the people most affected by technology should be the ones who shape it. That's still the mission, and we’re looking for proposals to bring the vision to life. Submit by May 24! Barcelona | Oct 28–30 https://bit.ly/4eB4YAe

Who decides whether AI should reflect democratic values? On May 20, we're gathering a panel of experts from different corners of tech, AI and democracy to answer exactly that. RSVP to join and let's interrogate what should come next. https://bit.ly/49nBz9b

Raffi Krikorian’s latest newsletter unpacks Karpathy’s 200-line ChatGPT architecture, why harness engineering matters more than models, and how Minecraft became censorship-resistant infrastructure for journalism. Read here: newsletter.ownersnotrenters.com/p/the-comple...

#MozFest 2026 Call for Proposals is open ⚡ We're not looking for talks about the alternative. We're looking for proof of it. Submit your idea to one of our eight, unique community tracks by May 24 🌿 We can’t wait to see your work👀 mzl.la/42Vajv1

If AI systems are going to shape everyday life, people should be able to understand how they work. Raffi Krikorian talks with Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson about open-source AI, transparency, safety, and the risks of concentrating too much power in too few hands. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK7E...

What if we've had the AI + democracy story backwards? Maybe healthy democracy is the precondition for trustworthy AI, not the outcome. Mozilla Foundation is convening a panel to interrogate, and imagine, the future of democracy in the age of AI. May 20, 11AM EDT. Join us mzl.la/49AnJQT

AI is being adopted everywhere — but ownership is concentrating fast. That’s a problem. In this op-ed, Mark Surman and Valérie Pisano argue for a different path: open-source AI that countries, institutions, and communities can actually build on and shape. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

I was delighted to sit down recently with Sotirios Alpanis from @statelibraryvic.bsky.social to talk about the work being done at @mozilla.org Common Voice and Mozilla Data Collective around language data diversity and the intersection with #GLAM 👇 lab.slv.vic.gov.au/articles/moz...

🔈 Presenting DataCenter.FM, the sound of the AI bubble: datacenter.fm

Amazing few days in Barcelona with the @mozilla.org Festival team. This year's Mozilla Festival is going to be back in Barcelona from Oct 28-30. Early bird tickets for Mozilla Festival are available, and call for proposals opens in early May. events.mozillafoundation.org/e/mozilla-fe... #mozfest

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“Let’s Get You Paid” by Raffi Krikorian frames open source as an economy, not just a philosophy. The work scales when it becomes someone’s job. AI infrastructure feels like it’s crossing that line now. Subscribe here: newsletter.ownersnotrenters.com/p/lets-get-y...

In nature, no single organism controls the forest. The intelligence is distributed, underground, and shared. This is what #MozFest is grounded in. Tech as we know it is primed for a rewilding. 🌱 Ready to join us? https://bit.ly/4t7XJEj

Raffi Krikorian’s “AI Agents, Robot Data, and Maxing out Claude” feels like a snapshot of where AI actually is right now. They are agents that can’t fully operate in the real world yet. Tune in: newsletter.ownersnotrenters.com/p/ai-agents-...

The people building a better internet aren't waiting for permission. Early Bird badges for #MozFest 2026 are now live.🌿 Oct 28–30 | €42 bit.ly/3O6QzRC

“Evaluation is how owners tell the difference. Renters don’t need it; the platform decides for them. Owners do.” The only meaningful benchmark is your own work. Raffi is breaking down how to build that evaluation layer in his newsletter. Join here: newsletter.ownersnotrenters.com/p/save-the-p...

“The flaws are visible. The creators are everywhere.” Raffi Krikorian wrote an op-ed in @nytimes.com this week on AI and cybersecurity. Feels like a turning point in how we think about building—and protecting—the internet. Tune in here: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/o...

Open source is the "breathing space" quantum technology needs to thrive. 🌬️ In partnership with Mozilla Foundation @mozilla.org, we’ve put out a new whitepaper on why the future of quantum must be built on an open foundation. Explore the resources below! #Quantum #OpenSource

Mark Surman joined CDT’s Tech Talks with Alexandra Reeve Givens to dig into a pertinent question: how do we make digital systems work for people first? Listen here: https://cdt.org/insights/talking-tech-with-mark-surman-and-alexandra-givens/

Mozilla is pushing for open-source AI to avoid a future controlled by a few closed platforms. We’ve seen this play out with the web before, and now it’s happening again with AI. Tune in: https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-open-source-ai-strategy/

AI is quickly becoming the backbone of the internet—but its power is increasingly centralized. Mozilla is trying to shift that toward open, trustworthy, human-centered AI. Here's our plan: blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/r...

Hot take: prediction markets don't predict the future. They write it🔥 If you care about attention, tech, or the information ecosystem — this Nothing Personal feature's for you 👀 https://bit.ly/4cf84XE

It’s been two months since The State of Mozilla came out, and the themes around openness, user agency, and trustworthy AI feel even more urgent now. If you haven’t spent time with it yet, it’s a clear view of where we’re headed. Explore the full report here: https://stateof.mozilla.org/

The people building a better internet aren't waiting for permission. Early Bird badges for MozFest 2026 are now live.🌿 Oct 28–30 | €42 https://bit.ly/3O6QzRC

In the first episode of Inference’s open source AI series, Raffi Krikorian digs into the economics behind switching, the need for a “LAMP stack for AI,” and why even open‑source‑first teams still rely on closed tools during early experimentation. https://bit.ly/4sfKfoV

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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: https://newsletter.ownersnotrenters.com/p/all-about-open-source-ai

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. Barcelona Oct 28–30 €42 🌿 mzl.la/4smJXg2

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: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/30/ai-bubble-mozilla

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: https://www.fastcompany.com/91490055/mozillas-new-ai-strategy-marks-a-return-to-its-rebel-alliance-roots

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