Regulating AI on Latin America’s Terms
The region has a narrow window to develop its own approach, taking inspiration from international frameworks while adapting them to local needs.
Latin America faces a choice that will determine its economic future: develop AI governance on its own terms, or become a regulatory colony of Silicon Valley and Brussels. Across Latin America, policymakers are waking up to the fact that AI isn’t another tech fad—it’s a rapidly moving and structural shift that’s already affecting jobs, public services, and democratic processes. Synthetic audio impersonating political figures circulated during last month’s Buenos Aires municipal election. In Brazil, the government has clashed with Meta over algorithmic transparency. And around...
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