The Future of AI

AI is reshaping our world faster than we can keep up with.

To understand what’s coming next, and what society must prepare for, Mozilla Foundation Fellows offer grounded and optimistic predictions for 2026.

AI, Warfare and Accountability

Sarra Hannachi outlines how AI is increasingly entangled with warfare and mass surveillance, and why she believes 2026 will usher in stronger safeguard and global governance frameworks that protect people first and foremost.

Governance + Digital Literacy = a Good AI Future

Khaled Kouba highlights the growing disconnect between AI’s technical evolution and the governance systems meant to guide it. He calls for a global effort and renewed focus on digital literacy so all users can safely navigate generative and agentic AI systems.

Reclaiming Transparency and Building Better Tech

Eduard Martin-Borregon shares how communities are building grassroots, independent digital infrastructure to reclaim transparency and reduce reliance on the major tech companies.

Reimagining the Internet as a Community Asset

Thiane Neves Barros emphasizes the importance of communities generating, owning, and protecting their own data. Her work shows how culturally-rooted digital spaces can reshape safety, autonomy and help build narrative power online.

Intimacy and Identity in the Age of AI

In 2026, AI will redefine intimacy. Priya Goswami explores how AI companions are transforming emotional connection, grief, validation, and intimacy; raising urgent ethical questions about psychological safety and what it means to have human relationships in an AI-riddled world.

The biggest uphill battle we face is proving that tech is not human.

Image of Priya Goswami and her installation titled 'Digital Bharat' at MozFest, 2025

These predictions reflect Mozilla Foundation's core belief; that the future of technology will be human. By supporting technologists, researchers, and organizers working on the frontlines of digital rights, Mozilla Foundation helps ensure that global communities have the power, tools, and agency to build a healthier digital world.

As we look forward to 2026, the work of Mozilla Foundation Fellows reminds us that the future of AI is still ours to define.