Brazil also wants to have its own artificial intelligence legislation

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil is beginning administrative steps to draft, outline and elaborate a legislative project to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) in the country. On Wednesday, the first commission of 18 jurists was held to study the issue and will have 120 days to submit a proposal to the Senate. This follows a trend that already has precedents in the region.

This initial approach will be based on texts already discussed, such as Bill 21/2020, already approved by the Chamber of Deputies, and Bills 5,051/2019 and 872/2021, according to the Brazilian Senate News Agency, while international experiences, such as those of the European Union, will be studied in depth.

“Artificial intelligence is increasingly affecting the public life of states and the private life of citizens. However, the consequences of this process are not always positive, as evidenced by today’s increasingly common dystopias and science fiction stories,” said Senator Eduardo Gomes (MDB-TO) at the opening of the event, reading a text written by Rodrigo Pacheco, president of the Chamber.

Given the dizzying spread of this industry, it is time to discipline it: How to determine legal responsibility in the case of an event caused or mediated by artificial intelligence?

Jurist Ricardo Cueva, Minister of the Supreme Court of Justice (STJ) and President of the Commission, assured that the College would listen to all stakeholders: the private sector, civil society, and intergovernmental and multilateral organizations involved in the issue.

Lawyer Laura Schertel Ferreira Mendes is the rapporteur of the case and said that this working commission will address the economic and social contexts and benefits of AI, its sustainable development, innovation horizon, its research and development, public safety, use in vertical industries, and other aspects, as well as the use or not of human resources related to the ethical limits of the practice.

It should be recalled that Chile took a fundamental step in this matter only five months ago: It developed a National Plan for Artificial Intelligence, with a budget of US$32 Million (26,000 million pesos), to establish a regulatory framework to promote its development and responsible use.

AI is not just a matter of technological advancement; it also has social implications. And with the deployment of 5G networks and the massification of devices connected to the Internet of Things (IoT), this is leading to greater availability of data – which is increasingly precise and sensitive – on the basis of which social contracts must be established.

Chile and Brazil are heading in this direction. Argentina is also on this path, albeit at a slightly greater distance.

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