What we fund

Mozilla Senior Fellow Abeba Birhane conducted critical investigations into the biases of widely-used, influential AI training data sets. Her work brought global attention to the issue, and resulted in the shuttering of the 80 Million Tiny Images dataset for racist and misogynist content.

Mozilla Tech and Society Fellow Odanga Madung exposed a flourishing online disinformation industry in Kenya. His investigations compelled Twitter to improve its content moderation policies across East Africa.

Mozilla Africa Mradi In Real Life Awardee SameSame is building a virtual lifeline for LGBTQI+ youth in Africa. The project’s WhatsApp chatbot, trained in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) interventions, helps young people struggling with their identity to fight depression and anxiety.

Mozilla Creative Media Awardee “In Event of Moon Disaster” deepened the public’s understanding of deepfakes. The short film won a coveted Emmy award, and has been screened at festivals and museums around the world.

Mozilla Senior Fellow Renee DiResta revolutionized our understanding of how conspiracy theories spread on social media. She has briefed senior U.S. congressional leaders on the threats of and solutions to online disinformation and published ground-breaking research.

Mozilla Common Voice Awardee SEE Africa’s Kiazi Bora voice app teaches women in rural Tanzania how to grow and sell the orange sweet potato, boosting their nutrition, earning potential, and status as more equal members of society.

Mozilla Technology Fund Awardee Code Carbon helped inform U.S. Senator Ed Markey’s bill to measure the environmental impacts of AI, and project lead Sasha Luccioni was cited in the bill’s press release.

Data Futures Lab Awardee Driver’s Seat Cooperative is transforming the gig economy through data. The cooperative — owned by rideshare and delivery drivers — allows members to share data with each other, building a shared knowledge about the work they do.

Students in Harvard University’s RCC-supported Embedded EthiCS program spend just as much time thinking about ethics and impacts as they do computer science. They ask questions like, What are the consequences of this technology for individuals and society?