The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Cepal) presented the first Latin American Index of Artificial Intelligence. According to this index, Mexico ranks fifth in the development and innovation of this technology.
The study, which was carried out in collaboration with the National Center for Artificial Intelligence of Chile (CENIA), explained that Mexico occupies this position due to its outstanding performance in the registration of patents related to AI, although it presents low performance in vision and development.
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“Mexico exhibits a mature and solid ecosystem. It shows a good performance in research, while it is necessary to strengthen the infrastructure, professional training in AI and promote innovation and development,” CENIA mentioned.
In the first place of the Latin American AI Index is Chile with 72.67 points, followed by Brazil with 65.31 points. Uruguay ranks third with 54.99 points, and Argentina fourth with 54.76 points. Mexico is in fifth place with 48.55 points.
The evaluation was made to 12 Latin American countries and the qualification was based on nine aspects: infrastructure, data availability, talent development, AI adoption, research and development, regulation, vision and institutionality, research and international relations.
The index considers that Mexico should take advantage of its international participation to implement a solid strategy at the national level and strengthen participation and regulation in the field of AI. In addition, the growing influence of China in scientific collaboration in the country is highlighted.
Rodrigo Durán Rojas, director of outreach at CENIA, highlighted that no country in Latin America today meets all the essential conditions for the development and innovation of Artificial Intelligence.
“There is no perfect country. Chile has a good performance in research, but a poor performance in patenting, unlike Mexico and Brazil, which concentrate 95% of artificial intelligence patents,” said Rodrigo Durán Rojas during the presentation of the index.
Other difficulties encountered in the region are that the labor force is lagging behind, there is a lack of investment, and opportunities for scientific collaboration with more developed countries should be taken advantage of.
For his part, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, highlighted the transformative potential of AI in multiple areas of life, but warned that this new technology entails challenges, especially in ethical and data privacy issues.
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“AI has the potential to improve decision-making and automate tasks, even in critical areas. But we are aware that it presents great challenges that we must consider, especially regarding ethical issues related to its implementation,” concluded the executive secretary of ECLAC.
2023-08-11 22:54:58
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