Mozilla Foundation and Doris Duke Foundation Launch $11 Million Artists Make Technology Initiative
The Mozilla Foundation, in partnership with the Doris Duke Foundation, has announced the first 20 grantees for its 'Artists Make Technology' (AMT) initiative. This $11 million program aims to provide performing artists with funding and technical resources to design and build new technologies across fields such as AI, robotics, haptics, and spatial audio, ensuring artists influence the development process rather than just being users of existing tools. The inaugural cohort will share $2.75 million in grants, with individual awards reaching up to $150,000. Projects range from choreographic robots for disabled dancers to AI-driven live captioning for theaters and haptic music technology. The initiative seeks to foster a more inclusive technological future by prioritizing artist-led design and open-source documentation.
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