Brazil lawmakers approve bill regulating artificial intelligence

Brazil's House of Representatives has approved a bill that sets out legal regulations for artificial intelligence (AI). Bill No. 21/20 outlines guidelines to develop and utilize AI in Brazil. The bill will regulate transparency regarding the use of AI in the public sector, promote the creation of AI for the public sector, and require the "adoption of regulatory instruments that promote innovation." AI can predict and make decisions when implemented into computer systems and machines. The innovation in society and the regulations that have been introduced have been welcomed by the author of the project, Deputy Eduardo Bismarck (PDT-CA). He stated that "the time is now to outline principles: rights and duties and responsibilities" to account for this innovation already integrated into reality.