What Argentina Needs to Fulfill its AI Ambitions
President Milei has pledged not to regulate artificial intelligence preemptively, but investors and consumers need a different kind of promise.
BUENOS AIRES—At last month’s UN General Assembly, President Javier Milei invited the world to develop artificial intelligence in Argentina. His proposal was simple: tax breaks, limited liability for companies operating with AI agents, and a promise that Argentina would not preemptively regulate the technology. The appeal is understandable. In Argentina, good ideas have often died in paperwork, while rules written in a hurry by people who don't yet understand a technology can stifle the very innovations they claim to protect. The European Union is learning this now. It...
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