#AI #PublicAI #Mozilla #PublicGoods #NonProfits: "Today, we are unveiling a bold vision with a sweeping action plan for Public AI. Mozilla is calling for a robust ecosystem of initiatives that promote public goods, public orientation, and public use throughout every step of AI development and deployment. It’s not enough for some AI resources to be more accessible, or for companies to support a few token “AI for good” side projects. We need a whole parallel AI ecosystem that can run on non-commercial incentives, where openness enables projects to build on top of each other, and where the total scope of these initiatives is a meaningful counterweight to the private AI ecosystem.
We are calling on everyone to help shape Public AI. Developers should create open source AI models and tools that are competitive with private AI initiatives; policymakers should support the data, tools and workforce development to make AI truly usable for public interest applications; and the public should support the products and services that emerge from Public AI by contributing data, engagement and support to this ecosystem.
At Mozilla, we’re committed to doing our part by building key parts of the Public AI ecosystem. We will help build public alternatives for the data needed in AI development by doubling down on our Common Voice platform, further expanding access to multilingual voice data to train AI models that represent the diversity of languages around the world."
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/ai/public-ai-counterpoint/