Mozilla Explains

Curious why YouTube keeps recommending bizarre videos to you? Are your friends and family terrified by artificial intelligence? We’ve got a new series just for you. Every other Tuesday we unpack concepts related to trustworthy AI and internet health in under five minutes. To catch new explainers as soon as they come out, subscribe to our YouTube channel.

Mozilla Explains Dec. 14, 2021

No, Nicolas Cage isn’t dead. Mozilla Explains: How AI Powers Fake News

Algorithms have a lot to answer for when fake news and rumors go viral – from fake celebrity deaths to political attacks and medical mistruths, this is for you.

Kaili Lambe
Mozilla Explains Nov. 3, 2021

Can you negotiate with a computer? Mozilla Explains: The Future of Personal AIs (Part Two)

Have you ever been on the receiving end of a bureaucratic process that seemed to defy logic? In this episode of Mozilla Explains, Mozilla Fellow and former Google public policy attorney Richard Whitt returns to explore the third type of institutional AI: bureaucratic unseens, and how a personal AI might interact with them.

Richard Whitt
Mozilla Explains Oct. 21, 2021

Alexa doesn’t work for you – it works for Amazon. Mozilla Explains: The Future of Personal AIs (Part One)

What if Alexa, Siri or Google Home were truly tailored for you, and just for you? A personal assistant that worked in your best interests, not the financial interests of a major corporation?

Richard Whitt
Mozilla Explains Oct. 7, 2021

Is my Facebook activity fcking my finances? Mozilla Explains: Data Brokers

Ever wondered how your online activity could affect your ability to get credit? Anouk Ruhaak explains Data Brokers and the surprising ways social media might affect your finances in this episode of Mozilla Explains.

Anouk Ruhaak
Mozilla Explains Sept. 23, 2021

Mozilla Explains: Bias in AI Training Sets

How can artificial intelligence be biased? Sometimes it’s as a result of prejudices in the training data that taught the AI.

Mozilla
Mozilla Explains July 27, 2021

Who cares about my data? Mozilla Explains: Data Protection

Why are companies and governments collecting data about you? How are they keeping it safe? In this week’s Mozilla Explains, we talk data protection.

Xavier Harding
Mozilla Explains July 20, 2021

Mozilla Explains: What Does AI Know About Me?

Artificial intelligence knows way more about you than you may realize. In this episode of Mozilla Explains, Panoptykon Foundation’s Katarzyna Szymielewicz explains the three layers of your digital profile.

Jon Lloyd
Mozilla Explains June 22, 2021

What is The Digital Divide? Mozilla Explains

What is the digital divide? And can we bridge it? Alice Munyua explains.

Audrey Hingle
Mozilla Explains June 8, 2021

Mozilla Explains: Why Does YouTube Recommend Conspiracy Theory Videos?

The more YouTube you watch, the more ad money the site makes. What happens when that profit model goes unchecked?

Xavier Harding
Mozilla Explains May 25, 2021

Mozilla Explains: Why Did I Watch That?

A primer on YouTube's recommendation algorithm.

Xavier Harding
Mozilla Explains April 27, 2021

Mozilla Explains: How Dating Apps Might Be Keeping You Single

Dating app usage is on the rise. If you're one of the millions of people looking for love online, you might be wondering, how does the app know who to show you next?

Xavier Harding
Mozilla Explains April 13, 2021

Mozilla Explains: Ethical AI — The Choice Is Not Yours (Sometimes)

Mozilla Explains "What is An Ethical Artificial Intelligence?" With Cansu Canca

Xavier Harding