The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean is encouraging the region to take greater ownership of artificial intelligence to address its main development challenges.
ECLAC, in collaboration with Chile's National Centre for Artificial Intelligence, has released the fourth edition of the Latin American Index of Artificial Intelligence (2026), which shows that, while connectivity remains essential, it is no longer sufficient.
The report identifies the region's largest gaps as computing capacity, AI adoption by businesses, and implementation of national strategies.
It notes that Latin America and the Caribbean must address several challenges, particularly low economic growth, high inequality, low social mobility and cohesion, and weak institutional capacity and ineffective governance.
The report says it is necessary to connect infrastructure, data, talent, research and institutional capacities to translate them into innovation, productivity, and economic and social value.
The report analyses the AI situation of 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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