Brazil to Create National Artificial Intelligence Strategy

The plan aims to use AI to boost competitiveness and productivity and address issues such as social inequality. The Brazilian government has taken another step towards the creation of public policies around artificial intelligence (AI). A national AI strategy will be created as a response to the worldwide race for leadership in the field and the need to discuss the future of work, education, tax, research and development as well as ethics as the application of related technologies becomes more pervasive. A public consultation has been launched to gather input around how AI can solve the country's main issues, identify priority areas of focus for the development and use of the technologies, as well as limits for it. According to the summary on the purpose of the consultation, which ends on January 31, 2020, the government understands that AI can bring improvements to the country's competitiveness and productivity, as well as the provision of public services, quality of life and to reduce social inequality in the southern hemisphere's biggest economy.