International Debate on the Political and Social Impact of Artificial Intelligence to Be Held
The event will bring together experts from governments, academia, industry, media, and civil society.
Key figures from the United States, Europe, and Latin America will gather in Buenos Aires to discuss how to balance innovation with the protection of human rights. This international event will include specialists from governments, universities, media, and various industries.
Over 20 global experts will participate in the DemocracIA Forum to examine the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on Latin American democracies. Organized by Luminate, Civic Compass, and the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM), the event will take place on Tuesday, September 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Museum of Modern Art in Buenos Aires (Av. San Juan 350, San Telmo).
The forum will discuss ways to regulate technology, innovate responsibly, and the challenges AI poses to electoral processes, offering insights specific to Latin America. Notably, 2024 is being called "the year of elections," with 64 countries going to the polls.
“Artificial intelligence offers many opportunities, but it can also deepen historical inequalities, pose concrete risks to rights like freedom of expression, and interfere in elections. We have the chance to balance technological innovation with human rights protection, but we must act now,” said Gabriela Hadid, Luminate's director for Latin America.
The first panel will examine regulatory experiences with AI in Latin America, the U.S., Canada, and Europe, incorporating lessons to address the specific needs of Latin America. Speakers will include Samara Castro, Director of Freedom of Expression Promotion in the Office of the President of Brazil, who will discuss efforts to regulate technology following Brazil’s recent ban on X and its national AI plan; Argentina’s Vanina Martínez, senior scientist at the Barcelona Artificial Intelligence Research Institute and a member of the UN Advisory Body on AI; and Maroussia Lévesque, professor at Harvard Law School.
The second panel will focus on responsible AI development. Representatives from Meta and Microsoft in Argentina will speak alongside Luciana Benotti, a professor at the National University of Córdoba and a Ph.D. in Computer Science researching natural language processing from a human rights perspective; Claudia López, a researcher at the National Center for Artificial Intelligence in Chile; Paola Ricaurte from Harvard University; and Harry Farmer, a lead researcher at the Ada Lovelace Institute in the UK, which works to ensure that data and AI serve the public good.
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With elections approaching in Europe, Mexico, the U.S., and other countries in 2024, and Argentina’s legislative elections in 2025, the third panel will explore AI’s potential to influence electoral processes. Menno Cox, Head of Global Digital Services and Platforms at the European Commission, and Carlos Cortés, Director of Linterna Verde (Colombia) — an organization working to enhance civil society’s role in digital public discourse — and member of TikTok’s Latin American security and trust advisory board, will discuss how technology affects public electoral debates.