AI has become ubiquitous and pervasive, bringing opportunities for economic productivity and unprecedented challenges for societies, especially those related to the workforce and algorithmic biases. To cope with the fast deployment of this technology, Brazil has made strides to improve its digital ecosystem to incentivise AI innovation balancing with regulatory measures.
Brazil is putting forward national guidelines and initiatives that boost relevant human and physical infrastructures, as well as actively engaging in international discussions pertaining to best practices in AI.
As AI moves to fundamentally and profoundly transform society, Brazil, as a voice from the Global South, contributes its perspectives to a human-centred, inclusive, development-oriented, responsible and ethical approach to AI, with the fundamental aim of improving people’s lives and bridging the digital divide.
In April 2021, the Brazilian government launched the National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence - EBIA in its Portuguese acronym - which leverages the country's strengths in technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship to address Brazil’s challenges and create new opportunities for citizens in the innovation ecosystem. The EBIA is based on the five principles defined by the OECD AI Principles, namely: (i) inclusive growth, sustainable development, and well-being; (ii) values centred on human beings and equity; (iii) transparency and explainability; (iv) robustness, security and protection; and (v) accountability.
The Brazilian government is committed to the equitable and sustainable distribution of AI’s benefits across society. To these ends, many AI initiatives started and supported by the Brazilian government focus on 9 (nine) axes presented in the strategy:
Legislation, regulation and ethical use;
AI governance;
International aspects;
Qualifications for a digital future (Education);
Workforce and training;
Research, Development, Innovation and Entrepreneurship;
Application in the productive sectors;
Application in the public sector;
Public security.
While the first three axes are transversal and define actions that apply to all the others, the other six are vertical, focusing on issues related to specific sectors. Overall, the EBIA presents 73 (seventy-three) strategic actions.
26 июл 2023
