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Mila and Mozilla announce plans to build open-source AI for businesses

Mila and Mozilla announced plans to build open-source AI for businesses, a Canadian government-backed project that has received $5 million from Firefox maker Mozilla and $1 million from Hypertec. The initiative pairs the Quebec AI research institute with the Firefox developer to develop open-source AI tools aimed at commercial use.

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Canadian government-backed project has received $5 million from Firefox maker and $1 million from Hypertec.

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