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A Public Administration Route to Algorithmic Transparency III: Thresholds for Transparency in the Private Sector

A regulatory focus on public law leaves out the bulk of algorithmic decision-making that we encounter in sectors such as finance, private healthcare, insurance, entertainment, and a host of other services. However, the features of administrative law which render it suitable for public sector use of

A Public Administration Route to Algorithmic Transparency II: Thresholds for Transparency in the Public Sector

The use of algorithmic systems for public use comes with this own set of transparency expectations. The history of administrative decisions offers a rich body which can clearly inform the threshold of transparency for these decisions and how to apply them.

Training Data for the Price of a Sandwich: Common Crawl’s Impact on Generative AI

Mozilla finds that Common Crawl's outsized role in the generative AI boom has improved transparency and competition, but is also contributing to biased and opaque generative AI models.

A Public Administration Route to Algorithmic Transparency I: The Anatomy of Administrative Law

Public administration, with its complex machinery and delegation of decision-making is uniquely suited as an analogy to algorithmic systems. The domain administrative law which governs it offers useful lessons for the transparency of AI systems.

Predicting the Impact of Crashes Across Release Channels

Over the Edge: The Use of Design Tactics to Undermine Browser Choice

Mozilla commissioned independent experts to investigate Microsoft’s design practices across its core operating systems, web browser, and search engine. This report reveals how Microsoft repeatedly uses harmful design patterns to influence its users and undermine competitors.

Can Browser Choice Screens Be Effective?

Mozilla conducted a large-scale experiment showing that well-designed browser choice screens can improve competition without burdening users. They found that people prefer to choose their default browser during device set-up and want a wider range of browser options.

Beyond Choice Screens: Exploring browser choice design interventions

Navigating the Digital Services Act: exploring key elements and scenarios

The European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL) and Mozilla Foundation joint presentation on how online platforms’ risk assessment works in theory and practice.

IRL: Online Life is Real Life, Season 7

In Season 7 of Mozilla’s multi-award winning podcast, IRL, Bridget Todd meets tech builders who put people over profit in artificial intelligence.