Mozilla Invests $65M in Ethical AI Efforts, Acquires Fake Review Detector, and Champions Collaborative Approach to AI Safety
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Mozilla launched a $35M venture fund for ethical AI startups and a $30M R&D lab developing open-source, trustworthy AI models.
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Mozilla acquired review analysis company Fakespot to help flag fake reviews and build trust in ecommerce.
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Mozilla hosted an AI Challenge awarding $50K to projects developing responsible AI and published various resources to guide ethical AI development.
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Mozilla called for more collaboration on AI safety, signed letters urging civil society inclusion in AI policymaking, and advocated for privacy and open source values in AI to governments.
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Mozilla announced several experimental AI prototype projects focused on personalization and privacy including an AI website builder, memory cache model, and open source chatbot.