FORUM ON THE

ETHICS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

EN AMÉRICA LATINA
AND THE CARIBBEAN

Santiago de Chile | 23-24 OCT 

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FORUM ON THE ETHICS OF
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Towards a responsible use of AI in our region

Santiago de Chile

23-24

OCTOBER

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Meeting of high authorities of the region where the opportunities and challenges of the present and future of the use of artificial intelligence will be addressed.

ABOUT THE FORUM

Artificial intelligence has the potential to be an ally for the development of our countries and in the fight for a more equitable, fair and sustainable future, but it can also deepen divisions, exacerbate gender disparities and infringe human rights and freedoms.

UNESCO, CAF and the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation of Chile have joined forces to promote the first Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Latin America and the Caribbean, which seeks to install a regional council to implement the UNESCO AI Ethics Recommendation, being the main political and technical space with an ethical, inclusive approach and guarantee of rights, which responds to the needs and priorities of our region.

Chile, a pioneering country in the development of AI policies, will host the Summit.

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OBJECTIVES

Create a governance space
Create the first and only space for AI knowledge and governance in Latin America and the Caribbean based on the principles of the Recommendation. The Council must become the decision-making space for the governments of the region on AI issues.
Define priority areas
Exchange experiences, learn about best practices, policies and regulations to maximize the positive social and economic effects of rapid advances in AI-driven technologies.
Track the process
Track progress made in the development and application of the specific tools developed under the Recommendation, such as the Ethical Impact Assessment and the Readiness Assessment.
Consensus on practices
Reach consensus on common actions and practices, and have greater articulation so that the voice of Latin America and the Caribbean is present in global spaces for AI discussion and in the presentation of results at the UNESCO General Conference.

Create a governance space

Create the first and only space for AI knowledge and governance in Latin America and the Caribbean based on the principles of the Recommendation. The Council must become the decision-making space for the governments of the region on AI issues.

Define priority areas

Exchange experiences, learn about best practices, policies and regulations to maximize the positive social and economic effects of rapid advances in AI-driven technologies.

Track the process

Track progress made in the development and application of the specific tools developed under the Recommendation, such as the Ethical Impact Assessment and the Readiness Assessment.

Consensus on practices

Reach consensus on common actions and practices, and have greater articulation so that the voice of Latin America and the Caribbean is present in global spaces for AI discussion and in the presentation of results at the UNESCO General Conference.

PROGRAMME

SESSIONS AND SPEAKERS

23 OCT

Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Latin America and the Caribbean

24 OCT

Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Latin America and the Caribbean

24 OCT

Ministerial and High-level Authorities Summit on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Latin America and the Caribbean

SPEAKERS

HIGH LEVEL AUTHORITIES AND REPRESENTATIVES

Photo Gabriela Ramos ADG-SHS, UNESCO
Gabriela Ramos Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO
Ministra_Aisén_Etcheverry
Aisén Etcheverry Escudero Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation, Chile
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Sergio Díaz-Granados Executive President, CAF -development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
Alejandra Lagunes
Alejandra Lagunes Soto Ruiz Senator of the Republic of Chile
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Angel Melguizo Advisor on Artificial Intelligence and Ethics, UNESCO
Bartolomé Pujals
Bartolomé Pujals Executive Director of the Innovation Cabinet and General Director of the Government Office of Information and Communication Technologies, Dominican Republic
Carlson Manuel
Carlson Manuel Minister Plenipotentiary, Curaçao
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Christian Asinelli Corporate Vice President of Strategic Programming, CAF -development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
Photo - Ms Dafna Feinholz
Dafna Feinholz Chief of Bioethics and Ethics of Science and Technology, UNESCO
Elena Estavillo
Elena Estavillo Flores General Director, Center for the Society of the Future, Mexico
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Eleonora Lamm Responsible for the Social and Human Sciences Sector for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNESCO
Emma Wright
Emma Wright Partner, Harbottle & Lewis, UK
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Ernesto Fernández Polcuch Director of the Montevideo Office, UNESCO
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Fabro Steibel Executive Director, ITS Rio, Brasil
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Daniel Filmus Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Argentina
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Hebert Paguas Director, AGESIC Uruguay
Juliana Gómez
Juliana Gómez Directora de Tecnología y Gestión Pública, Municipalidad de Vicente López, Argentina
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Julián Suárez Executive President, CAF -development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
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Mauricio Agudelo Director of Digital Transformation, CAF -development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
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María Isabel Mejía Senior Executive of the Digital Transformation Directorate, CAF -development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
Orlando Vega Fotografía
Orlando Vega Vice-Minister of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications, Costa Rica
Richard Benjamins
Richard Benjamins Chief Responsible AI Officer (Telefónica) and Co-founder and VP (OdiseIA), Netherlands
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Rodrigo Durán Centro Nacional de Inteligencia Artificial (CENIA), Chile
Ulises Moya
Ulises Moya Director of artificial intelligence, Government of Jalisco, Mexico

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RELEVANT CONTENT

UNESCO and its work to promote the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

CAF: Inteligencia Artificial generativa: ¿Qué deben hacer los gobiernos de América Latina?

Chile: national policy for the use and development of artificial intelligence

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FORUM ON THE ETHICS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile (José Miguel Carrera Building, Teatinos 180 - O'Higgins Room)

DAY 1

8:30 – 8:45

Opening of the Forum

Alberto van Klaveren, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de la República de Chile

8:45 – 9:20

Opening remarks

Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO

Sergio Díaz-Granados, Executive President, CAF -development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-

María José Torres, Resident Coordinator, United Nations in Chile

Aisén Etcheverry Escudero, Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation, Chile

9:20 – 9:30

Signing of the MOU for the project “High Performance Computing for AI in LAC” between CAF and the governments of Chile and the Dominican Republic 

Bartolomé Pujals, Executive Director of the Innovation Cabinet and General Director of the Government Office of Information and Communication Technologies, Dominican Republic 

Sergio Díaz-Granados, Executive President, CAF -development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-

Aisén Etcheverry Escudero, Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation, Chile

9:30 – 9:35

Declaración CAF y UNESCO: compromiso para extender la cooperación conjunta

Sergio Díaz-Granados, Executive President, CAF -development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-

Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO 

9:35 – 10:05

Opening lecture: The potential of the ethical use of AI in Latin America and the Caribbean

Maria Elena Estavillo, Director of Centro-i 

Presentador: Valtencir Mendes, Jefe de Educación de la Oficina Regional UNESCO Santiago 

10:05 – 10:25

Coffee break

10:25 – 11:00

Conference: The importance of ethics and governance in the use and deployment of generative AI

Elisabeth Sylvan, Managing Director of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University

Presentador: Mauricio Agudelo, Director of Digital Transformation, CAF -development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-

11:00 – 12:30

Roundtable of high-level AI authorities: Government capacities and best practices in AI public policies

First panel

Aisén Etcheverry, Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation, Chile

Yesenia Olaya, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Colombia

Orlando Vega Quesada, Vice Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Costa Rica

Daniel Méndez, Secretary of Innovation of the Presidency of the Republic, El Salvador

Joel García Hernández, Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights, Secretariat of Foreign Affairs, México

Oscar Gómez, Secretary General of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Peru

Hebert Paguas, Executive Director of the Agency for Electronic Government and the Information and Knowledge Society (AGESIC), Uruguay

Moderadora: Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO

 

Second panel

Eliana C. Emediato de Azambuja, Interim Director of Science, Technology, and Digital Innovation at the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Brazil

Enrique Cossich Mérida, Coordinator and Executive Director of the Presidential Commission on Open and Electronic Government, Guatemala

Luther C. Harry, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Honduras

Federico Mora, Viceministro de Educación Superior, Paraguay

Bartolomé Pujals, Executive Director of the Innovation Cabinet and General Director of the Government Office of Information and Communication Technologies, Dominican Republic

Gloria Carvalho, Vice-Minister for the Development of Information and Communication Technologies, Ministry of the Popular Power for Science and Technology, Venezuela

Moderadora: Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO

 

Third panel

Michel Chebat, Minister of Public Services, Energy, Logistics and E-Governance, Belize

Chekira Lockhart Hypolite, Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation, Dominica

Wahkeen Murray, Chief Technical Director in the Office of the Prime Minister, Jamaica

Konris Maynard, Minister of Public Infrastructure, Energy and Utilities, Domestic Transport, Information, Communication and Technology and Posts, St. Kitts and Nevis

Curtis King, Minister of Education and National Reconciliation, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 

Pauline Antoine Prospere, Government Senator and Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training, St. Lucia

Rishma Kuldipsingh, Minister of Economic Affairs, Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation, Suriname

Moderadora: Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO

12:30 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 15:00

The role of the private sector in the ethical development of AI: A view from the UNESCO Business Council

Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO

Amanda Craig Deckard, Senior Director of Responsible AI Public Policy, Microsoft

Trinidad Jiménez, Director of Global Public Affairs Strategy, Telefónica 

Jose Antonio Parra, Vice President Global Digital Transformation and Data & Analytics, Grupo Bimbo 

Moderador: Angel Melguizo, Advisor on Artificial Intelligence and Ethics, UNESCO 

15:00 – 16:00

Expert roundtable: Challenges for smart and effective regulation of AI

Marco Llinás, Director de la División de Desarrollo Productivo y Empresarial de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)

Estela Aranha, Advisor at the Committee of Jurists on Artificial Intelligence, Federal Senate, Brazil

Alejandra Lagunes Soto, Senator of the Republic and Coordinator of the National Alliance for Artificial Intelligence, México

Guido Girardi, Executive Vice President of the Encuentros del Futuro Foundation, Chile

Enzo Maria Le Fevre, Head of Sector of the Directorate-General for Informatics, European Commission

Emma Wright, Director and Legal Counsel, Interparliamentary Forum on Emerging Technology, UK

Moderador: Armando Guío, Consultant in Artificial Intelligence, Executive Director of The Global Network of Internet & Society Centers (NoC)

16:00 – 16:45

Discussion: Enablers for the implementation of AI initiatives in national and local governments

Víctor Muñoz, Former Director of the Administrative Department of the Presidency, Colombia

Gustavo Béliz, Former Secretary of Strategic Affairs of the Argentine Nation, Consultant of CAF-development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-

Juliana Gómez, Director of Technology and Public Management, Municipality of Vicente López, Argentina

Ulises Moya, Director of Artificial Intelligence, General Coordination of Government Innovation, State of Jalisco, Mexico 

Carolina Leitao, Mayor and President of the Chilean Association of Municipalities 

Sandra Cortesi, Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and Director of the Youth & Media Project, Harvard University Youth & Media, Universidad de Harvard

Moderator:: María Isabel Mejía, Senior Executive of the Digital Transformation Directorate, CAF -development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-

16:45 – 17:00

Coffee break

17:00 – 17:45

Sectoral contributions to the ethical use of AI

Lead speaker

Dafna Feinholz, Chief of Bioethics and Ethics of Science and Technology, UNESCO

 

María Paz Hermosilla, Ethical Algorithms Project, Adolfo Ibáñez University, Chile

Carolina Aguerre, Centro de Estudios en Tecnología y Sociedad, CETYS 

Fabro Steibel, Institute for Technology & Society of Rio, Brazil

Richard Benjamins, Cofundador y Vicepresidente del Observatorio del Impacto Ético y Social de la IA (OdiseIA), Spain

Moderator:: Carolina Gainza, Undersecretary of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation, Chile

17:45 – 18:20

Conclusions of the forum and closing of the day

Ernesto Fernández Polcuch, Director of the Montevideo Office, UNESCO
Mauricio Agudelo, Director of Digital Transformation, CAF -development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-

18:20 – 20:00

Cocktail

SIDE EVENT

11:30 – 13:00

Conversatorio Educación y competencias en la era de la Inteligencia Artificial

Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile (Edificio José Miguel Carrera, Teatinos 180 – Sala Conferencia, Piso 17)

Bienvenida

Presentación sobre el trabajo de la UNESCO para desarrollar competencias en la era de la Inteligencia Artificial en los siguientes ámbitos

Panel: los desafíos en el desarrollo de competencias para la IA en América Latina y el Caribe

Reflexiones finales y cierre

FORUM ON THE ETHICS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile (José Miguel Carrera Building, Teatinos 180 - O'Higgins Room)

DAY 2

8:30 – 9:30

Experiences and challenges in the implementation of Artificial Intelligence in Chile

Opening: Javiera Toro, , Minister of Social Development, Chile

Valentina Quiroga, Director of Human Development of Fundación Chile

Rodrigo Durán, Liaison Director, National Artificial Intelligence Center 

Nayat Sánchez Pi, Director, Inria Chile Research Center

Moderator: José Inostroza, Head of the Digital Government Division, Chile 

9:30 – 10:30

Artificial intelligence at the service of people in Chile

Cecilia Besa, Principal Researcher, iHEALTH 

Felipe Tobar, Director of Data and Artificial Intelligence Initiative (ID&IA), University of Chile

Emilio Rodríguez, President, Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities

Claudia López, Assistant Professor, Federico Santa María Technical University 

Claudio Araya, Undersecretary of Telecommunications, Chile

Tomás Lagomarsino, Member of Parliament of the Republic, Chile

Moderator: Carolina Bonacic, Assistant Professor, University of Santiago de Chile 

10:30 – 11:30

Normative and regulatory experiences of Artificial Intelligence in Chile

Ximena Rincón, Senadora y Presidenta de Comisión Desafíos del Futuro, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación 

Eric Aedo, Senator and President of the Commission on Future Challenges, Science, Technology and Innovation 

Andrés Couve, Former Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation

Loreto Bravo, Director of the Data Science Institute, University of Development 

Moderador: Danielle Zaror, Researcher at the Center for Computer Law, University of Chile

Closing remarks: Aisén Etcheverry Escudero, Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation, Chile

11:30 – 12:00

Coffee break

12:00 – 13:00

Current risks and opportunities of artificial intelligence in the exercise of people's rights in Chile

Esteban Ruiz-Tagle, jefe de Emprendimiento y gestión de Proyectos del CRTI 

Felipe Mujica, Creative Economy Manager, CORFO 

Patricia Peña, President of Protected Data and researcher, University of Chile  

Lionel Brossi, Director of the Artificial Intelligence and Society Core (IASIC) 

Giorgio Boccardo, Undersecretary of Labor of Chile 

Jamila Venturini, Co-executive Director Derechos Digitales

Moderator: Gabriela Arriagada, Assistant Professor at the Institute for Applied Ethics, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile 

13:00 – 15:00

Lunch

Sponsored by the UNESCO Business Council for Ethics of AI 

15:00 – 16:30

Building responsible and ethical AI from the ground up: Leading by example

Opening remarks: Aisén Etcheverry Escudero, Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation, Chile

Panel

Amanda Craig Deckard, Senior Director of Responsible AI Public Policy, Microsoft

Richard Benjamins, Director de Inteligencia Artificial Responsable, Telefónica 

Lucas Gallito, Head of Latin America, GSMA

Jen Gennai, Innovation Team Leader, Google

Paula Vargas, Directora de Privacidad y Políticas Públicas para América Latina, Meta

Rafael Mattje, Líder de Soluciones Tecnológicas para Sector Público LatAm, Amazon Web Services 

Moderator: Natalia González Alarcón, Consultant in Artificial Intelligence and Ethics, UNESCO 

16:30 – 16:45

Closing words

Aisén Etcheverry Escudero, Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation, Chile

MINISTERIAL AND HIGH-LEVEL AUTHORITIES SUMMIT ON THE ETHICS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

CLOSED SUMMIT

8:30 – 9:00

Opening of the Summit

Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO

Christian Asinelli, Corporate Vice President of Strategic Programming, CAF -development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-

Aisén Etcheverry Escudero, Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation, Chile (Summit Chair)

9:00 – 10:00

Plenary Session - Presentation of the Regional Council for Artificial Intelligence in Latin America and the Caribbean

Presentation of the Regional Council for AI in Latin America and the Caribbean

Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO

  • Election of the President of the Regional Council for AI
  • Approval of the Declaration of the Santiago de Chile Summit
     

10:00 – 11:00

Constitution and formal establishment of the Regional Council and presentation of the Summit Declaration to the media

Press conference and photographs

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee break

11:30 – 12:30

Agreements for setting up the Regional Council for Artificial Intelligence in Latin America and the Caribbean 

Deliberation space in which the ministers and high authorities will present their proposals and contributions towards the set-up of the Regional Council for AI. 

12:30 – 13:00

Closing of the Summit