Looking to learn more about or engage with Mozilla Fellows and Awardees around the world? Keep your eye on the Mozilla Foundation blog to stay up-to-date with regular updates about these leaders and their work by reviewing the current and upcoming news and announcements below.
AI and internet health
News from current fellows and awardees
- Solar Protocol proposes powering global digital networks with the sun—featuring Creative Media awardee Tega Brain in Environmental Journal
- ‘Big techs must answer for algorithmic racism’—featuring fellow Tarcizio Silva in Nexo Journal
- Mozilla and a project to train machine to pronounce Kiswahili - featuring fellows Remy Muhire and Britone Mwasaru in Deutsche Welle
- Kenya’s already fragile elections now face a dangerous new enemy: big tech platforms - featuring fellow Odanga Madung in The Guardian
- Pittsburgh artist investigates obstacles facing sex workers online - featuring Creative Media awardee Lena Chen in NPR Pittsburgh
- TikTok created an alternate universe just for Russia featuring Mozilla Technology Fund awardee Marc Faddoul in Washington Post, Insider, WIRED and more
- How AI reinforces racism in Brazil—featuring fellow Tarcizio Silva in Rest of World
- Computer says no - a blog post from Bogdana Rakova, Senior fellow in Trustworthy AI
- A new version of Artificial intelligence for the people - featuring Common Voice fellow Kathleen Siminyu in MIT Technology Review
Fellowship and Awardee Alumni News
- re:publica Berlin 2022 – “Any Way The Wind Blows“—featuring alum Frederike Kaltheuner in t3n, Karriere Fuehrer and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
- Can We Build Less Biased Medical Bots? — featuring alum Avery Smith in Reasons to be Cheerful
- Afro Algorithms and black artists’ perspectives on AI—featuring alum Anatola Araba
- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Will Close Digital Divide if States Are Prepared - featuring alum Alan Davidson in Broadband Breakfast
- Pressure Builds On Senate To Confirm FCC Commissioner—featuring alum Gigi Sohn in Law 360
- Monetization for Digital Economies, A Journey of Subscriptions, Ads and Web Monetization, and What if the Web had Rewards? — a three-part blog series by alum Matt Mankins on Dev.to
Program Updates
- Construction begins for Meta (Facebook) $90 million solar project—featuring Program Officer Kofi Yeboah
Mozilla Foundation job postings
- Advocacy Lead - EU
- Program Lead, Responsible Computer Science
- Currently, conducting interviews for two F&A roles: Program Associate and Program Officer, Alumni Engagement
- Currently, conducting interviews for Data Futures lab Program Officer