Metadata magic: making datasets discoverable and tractable with Croissant
Learn how we automatically generate Croissant metadata to describe datasets on the Mozilla Data Collective platform, making them more discoverable.
Best Practices for Sharing Contact Information on Mozilla Data Collective
In this guide, we'll walk through the different options available on the platform for sharing your contact information with downloaders and setting expectations about how downloaders or other community members can reach out to you.
FAQ: Why Can't I Edit Certain Fields on my Published Dataset?
Fields that make up the terms of use of your dataset cannot be edited after publishing.
Engendering Voice: Insights from Common Voice
The origin of Swahili language Swahili originated from the Indian ocean and has its route from the contacts of Arabian traders with the inhabitants of the east coast of Africa over many centuries. Swahili is the lingua franca of most east african countries spoken largely in countries such as Tanzania,
The Mozilla Data Collective Data Assistant is now available in Alpha
We're excited to share that the Mozilla Data Collective Data Assistant is now available in Alpha. Visit https://mozilladatacollective.com/chat to get started.
How Open Licensing is Changing with AI: The NOODL License
Author: Alek Tarkowski For the last twenty five years, standardized open licenses were increasingly seen as a main tool for democratizing access to knowledge. Over less then a decade, a relatively narrow set of canonical choices emerged: the Creative Commons licensing stack https://creativecommons.org/licenses/list.en, coupled with
Exciting Updates for Mozilla Data Collective
Today we’re so excited to announce exciting platform changes to Mozilla Data Collective that bring us closer to fulfilling our promise to give everyone the Data Platform for Human Agency and Fair Value Exchange.
Request to Access Feature is now Available
With this release, uploaders can now gate access to their datasets, requiring users to request permission and share their email address before downloading.
Fine-Tune a Speech-to-Text Model for Any Language - Including Yours
A step-by-step developer tutorial from Kostis at Mozilla Data Collective
Datasheets: The Missing Manual for your Dataset
In this video, produced by the Data Nutrition Project and illustrated by Jessica Yurkofsky, you'll learn more about the role of the datasheet and how you can use it to give clear guidance to potential downloaders about how your data can (and can't!) be used.
Upcoming Domain Change on 09 April
In mid-April, Mozilla Data Collective's primary domain will change to mozilladatacollective.com
MDC Release Notes - 30.03.26
379 new datasets with a Mozilla Common Voice update, improvements to the Python SDK (make sure you update to the latest!) and a preview of an upcoming feature. 👀