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Rise25 - Meet the 2024 honorees
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en" class="no-js"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title>Rise25 - Meet the 2024 honorees</title> <meta name="description" content=""> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <meta property="og:site_name" content="Mozilla Rise25"> <meta property="og:image" content="/media/img/og-image.jpg"> <meta property="og:title" content="Rise25 - Meet the 2024 honorees"> <meta property="og:description" content=""> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"> <meta name="twitter:site" content="@mozilla"> <meta name="twitter:domain" content="rise25.mozilla.org"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/media/css/protocol.2abb1a0b.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/media/css/index.876b109a.css"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" type="image/png" sizes="180x180" href="/media/img/favicons/apple-touch-icon.d3a66416.png"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="196x196" href="/media/img/favicons/favicon-196x196.ec815fec.png"> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/media/img/favicons/favicon.a7f28fde.ico"> <script type="module" src="/media/js/site.b22c36d3.js"></script> <script type="module" src="/media/js/analytics.41f2a835.js"></script> </head> <body class="rise25 "> <header class="r25-c-header"> <div class="mzp-l-content mzp-t-content-nospace"> <div class="r25-c-header-logo"> <a href="/"> <img class="r25-c-header-logo-image" src="/media/img/mozilla-logo-inverse.41a4564e.svg" alt="Mozilla" width="112" height="32"> </a> </div> </div> </header> <main id="outer-wrapper" class=""> <section class="r25-hero"> <div class="r25-background-overlay"></div> <video class="r25-background-video" preload="auto" playsinline autoplay loop muted width="680" height="383"> <source src="https://assets.mozilla.net/rise25/rise25-2024-hero-loop.webm" type="video/webm"> </video> <img class="r25-background-video-fallback" src="/media/img/hero-fallback.840c6f93.jpg" width="1600" height="900" alt=""> <div class="mzp-l-content"> <div class="r25-hero-content"> <h1 class="r25-c-wordmark">Rise25</h1> <h2 class="r25-fancy-title">Meet the Honorees</h2> <p class="r25-hero-intro">Discover what sets these standout individuals apart in each of our five categories.</p> <div class="r25-hero-cta"> <p><a href="#categories" class="r25-c-button">Categories</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="categories"> <div class="mzp-l-content"> <h2 class="r25-section-title">Categories</h2> <div id="advocates" class="r25-c-category r25-t-red"> <div class="r25-c-category-body"> <h3 class="r25-c-category-title">Advocates</h3> <p class="r25-c-category-desc">Guiding AI towards a responsible future.</p> <p class="r25-c-category-expand"> These are the policymakers, activists and thinkers ensuring AI is developed ethically, inclusively and transparently. This category also includes those who are adept at translating complex AI concepts for the broader public — including journalists, content creators and cultural commentators. They champion digital rights and accessible AI, striving to make AI a force for societal good. </p> </div> <p class="r25-c-category-cta"> <a class="r25-c-button t-dark" href="/advocates/">See the honorees</a> </p> </div> <div id="artists" class="r25-c-category r25-t-green"> <div class="r25-c-category-body"> <h3 class="r25-c-category-title">Artists</h3> <p class="r25-c-category-desc">Reimagining AI’s creative potential.</p> <p class="r25-c-category-expand"> Their work provokes thought and offers fresh perspectives on AI through storytelling across various mediums. Their projects challenge perceptions and show how AI can amplify human creativity. Some also use their craft to challenge the current state of AI and engage in conversations about ensuring technology is applied fairly and equitably. </p> </div> <p class="r25-c-category-cta"> <a class="r25-c-button t-dark" href="/artists/">See the honorees</a> </p> </div> <div id="builders" class="r25-c-category r25-t-teal"> <div class="r25-c-category-body"> <h3 class="r25-c-category-title">Builders</h3> <p class="r25-c-category-desc">Developing AI through ethical innovation.</p> <p class="r25-c-category-expand"> They’re the architects of trustworthy AI, including engineers and data scientists dedicated to the principles of open source, open data and open science. They focus on technical proficiency and responsible and ethical construction. Their work ensures AI is secure, accessible and reliable, aiming to create tools that empower and advance society. </p> </div> <p class="r25-c-category-cta"> <a class="r25-c-button t-dark" href="/builders/">See the honorees</a> </p> </div> <div id="change-agents" class="r25-c-category r25-t-orange"> <div class="r25-c-category-body"> <h3 class="r25-c-category-title">Change Agents</h3> <p class="r25-c-category-desc">Cultivating inclusive AI.</p> <p class="r25-c-category-expand"> Challengers lead the way in diversifying AI, bringing varied community voices into tech. They focus on inclusivity in AI development, ensuring technology serves and represents everyone, especially those historically excluded from the tech narrative. They are community leaders, corporate leaders, activists and outside-the-box thinkers finding ways to amplify the impacts of AI for marginalized communities. Their work fosters an AI environment of equality and empowerment. </p> </div> <p class="r25-c-category-cta"> <a class="r25-c-button t-dark" href="/change-agents/">See the honorees</a> </p> </div> <div id="entrepreneurs" class="r25-c-category r25-t-purple"> <div class="r25-c-category-body"> <h3 class="r25-c-category-title">Entrepreneurs</h3> <p class="r25-c-category-desc">Fueling AI’s evolution with visionary ventures.</p> <p class="r25-c-category-expand"> These daring individuals are transforming imaginative ideas into reality. They’re crafting businesses and solutions with AI to meet societal needs, improve everyday life and forge new technological paths. They embody innovation, steering startups and projects with a commitment to ethical standards, inclusiveness and enhancing human welfare through technology. </p> </div> <p class="r25-c-category-cta"> <a class="r25-c-button t-dark" href="/entrepreneurs/">See the honorees</a> </p> </div> </section> <section class="r25-partners"> <div class="mzp-l-content mzp-t-content-nospace"> <h2 class="r25-section-title">Partners</h2> <ul class="r25-partners-list"> <li> <a href="https://alltechishuman.org/" rel="external noopener" target="_blank"> <img src="/media/img/partners/logo-atih.569e24b4.svg" width="233" height="100" alt="All Tech is Human"> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.context.news/" rel="external noopener" target="_blank"> <img src="/media/img/partners/logo-context.92c22cc9.svg" width="400" height="100" alt="Context"> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.skillshare.com/" rel="external noopener" target="_blank"> <img src="/media/img/partners/logo-skillshare.8f916e40.svg" width="202" height="100" alt="Skillshare"> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section class="r25-previous" id="honorees-2023"> <div class="r25-background-overlay"></div> <video class="r25-background-video" preload="auto" playsinline autoplay loop muted width="680" height="383"> <source src="https://assets.mozilla.net/rise25/rise25-2024-docuseries-loop.webm" type="video/webm"> </video> <img class="r25-background-video-fallback" src="/media/img/docuseries-fallback.0f723bf1.jpg" width="1600" height="900" alt=""> <div class="mzp-l-content"> <div class="r25-previous-content"> <h2 class="r25-previous-title">Glance back to our 2023 honorees</h2> <div class="r25-previous-cta"> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnRGhgZaGeBs96fHlOFhrVaHsgflAX4cP" rel="noopener" target="_blank" class="r25-c-button">Watch these video profiles</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </section> </main> <footer class="mzp-c-footer"> <div class="mzp-l-content"> <nav class="mzp-c-footer-primary"> <div class="mzp-c-footer-primary-logo"> <a href="https://www.mozilla.org">Mozilla</a> </div> </nav> <nav class="mzp-c-footer-secondary"> <div class="mzp-c-footer-legal"> <ul class="mzp-c-footer-terms"> <li><a href="https://www.mozilla.org/privacy/websites/" data-link-type="footer" data-link-name="Privacy">Website Privacy Notice</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mozilla.org/privacy/websites/#user-choices" data-link-type="footer" data-link-name="Cookies">Cookies</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mozilla.org/about/legal/" data-link-type="footer" data-link-name="Legal">Legal</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mozilla.org/about/governance/policies/participation/" data-link-type="footer" data-link-name="Community Participation Guidelines">Community Participation Guidelines</a></li> </ul> <p class="mzp-c-footer-license" rel="license"> Visit <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/">Mozilla Corporation’s</a> not-for-profit parent, the <a href="https://foundation.mozilla.org/?utm_source=rise25.mozilla.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=footer" rel="external noopener">Mozilla Foundation</a>.<br> Portions of this content are ©1998–2023 by individual mozilla.org contributors. 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