The Mozilla Foundation is investing $30 million to build Mozilla.ai to change the AI market.
Led by Moez Drife, AI expert at Huawei and Capgemini Research Units, Mozilla.ai will be responsible for facilitating the development of robust AI applications and products. This new startup, which is a separate entity from the Mozilla Foundation and Mozilla Corp, is surrounded by entrepreneurs, developers, scientists, product managers and other builders. It aims to create an independent and decentralized ecosystem to offer robust and open source artificial intelligence.
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We are building a company – and building a community – to create a robust open source AI ecosystem.
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— Mozilla (@mozilla) March 22, 2023
Mark Surman, Executive Director of the Mozilla Foundation, said:
Artificial intelligence is obviously one of the topics that will be celebrated in 2023. This technology is forcing us to rethink not only how we think about the Internet, but also about communication, creativity and society in general. If it caused excitement, then there are concerns about it. And while the next wave of AI has great potential, especially for improving society, this will only be possible if the interests of the individual and users are put at the forefront, and transparency and accountability become a priority. We are currently at a turning point in the field of artificial intelligence, which provides a real opportunity to create technologies with different values, new results and a better model.
Mozilla Ventures, another subsidiary that invests in responsible technology companies.
The Mozilla Foundation plans to invest $35 million with Mozilla Ventures in companies that specialize in protecting privacy, decentralizing digital power, and building more trusted AI, all of which have strong potential for commercial success.
Three investments have already been made: