Intergovernmental Council on Artificial Intelligence for Latin America and the CaribbeanAI regulation

Regulation Status

• Broader cooperation context includes China's 2025 roadmap to deepen development cooperation with LAC countries; these instruments are non-binding declarations rather than enforceable AI law.
• The Intergovernmental Council on AI for Latin America and the Caribbean is a regional cooperation and standard-setting forum, not a national regulator, advancing ethical AI principles across the region.
• Its work is anchored in ministerial declarations: the Santiago Declaration (2023), reflecting UNESCO's Recommendation on the Ethics of AI and setting principles such as proportionality, security, fairness, non-discrimination, privacy and data protection, and the Montevideo Declaration (2024), reaffirming the region's commitment to AI grounded in human rights.