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       Write up of snap shot of where we are at today. 

     

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       Search has misaligned incentives and is bad / broken experience for many 

     

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       Social is trapped across multiple proprietary platforms who are putting their fingers on algorithms we can’t trust. 

     

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       AI is powering new answer engines also without trust or ways of appearing in results.

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       title: June 5th, 2024

     

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       date: 2024-06-05, 22:11:24 -07:00

     

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       link: https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-builders-accelerator/

     

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         - AI

     

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       Mozilla is funding [[Local AI]] (aka “on device AI”) with their [Mozilla Builders Accelerator](https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-builders-accelerator/).

     

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       Application deadline August 1st, up to $100K in funding per team, 12 week program Sept to December.

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_notes/Finance Stack for Canada.md

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       ### Wise

     

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       ### Vault

     

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       https://www.tryvault.com/

     

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       ## Accounting

     

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       ### Xero

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_notes/Local AI.md

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       And, local in the sense of local, geographic areas.

     

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       This is different than [[on device AI]] which is a narrower term that means AI running locally on laptops, smartphones, and other edge devices. 

     

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       Is this connected to the [[DWeb]] movement and principles?

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       title: Mozilla Builders Accelerator 2024 - Local AI

     

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       link: https://future.mozilla.org/builders/

     

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       This is [[on device AI]], I use [[Local AI]] a little differently. 

     

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       Application deadline is August 1st, 2024.

     

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       > Our inaugural theme is Local AI, which focuses on running AI models and applications directly on personal devices such as laptops, smartphones, or edge devices, rather than relying on cloud-based services.

     

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       > Local AI represents a transformative approach to AI deployment, providing significant benefits in terms of privacy, cost efficiency, cultural relevance, and system reliability.

     

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       > For more information on Local AI and the opportunities for innovation, check out our explainer [here.](https://future.mozilla.org/builders/blog/announcing-mozilla-builders/)

     

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