In a digital world dominated by algorithms designed to maximize engagement rather than serve users, Davide Eynard presents a refreshing alternative. This episode explores how "thinking small" with purpose-built AI can transform our social media experience. Discover BYOTA (Build Your Own Timeline Algorithm), a project that lets you create personalized social media timelines without sharing your data. Join Davide, machine learning engineer and researcher at Mozilla.ai, as he explains why smaller, specialized AI running locally on your device can often outperform massive models for specific tasks. Learn how the "think small" philosophy and open source approach offer more privacy, control, and meaningful experiences than corporate algorithms designed to keep you scrolling. This conversation offers essential insights for anyone interested in taking back control of their digital experience or exploring how purpose-built AI can serve individual needs rather than corporate metrics.
Check out this post where I share my takeaways from the conversation:
Your Digital Life, Your Rules
In our fast-changing digital landscape, we've somehow grown accustomed to algorithms dictating what we see, read, and engage with. Social media timelines designed to maximize engagement and advertising revenue have long become the norm. It feels as if this is how it always has been and probably will never change. But what if there was another way? What …
Connect with Davide Eynard and Mozilla.ai
Mozilla.ai website, Linkedin, X, Mastodon, BlueSky, YouTube
BYOTA Project
Blog post, Live demo, GitHub repo, Mastodon thread about BYOTA, Davide’s talk at FOSDEM
Why open-source matters:
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