About this Edition...
This second edition explores the connection between ethical principles, human rights, and the implementation of technologies based on artificial intelligence systems in Latin America and the Caribbean. Issues such as gender, regionalism, development, and uses in urban contexts highlight the need for delving into the mechanisms to translate ethical principles into practices, policies, and
regulations in accordance with human rights and with a focus on how to create social and economic value in the region.
Responsibility, accountability, transparency, and equity are some of the ethical principles addressed in the various publications. Privacy is generally the most affected human right by the advancement of artificial intelligence in different fields.
GuIA’s 2021 Edition offers different types of publications with different approaches: empirical research work, analysis documents, and essays.
GuIA’s 2021 Edition is a joint initiative between the Center for Studies in Technology and Society (CETyS) at the University of San Andrés, Centro Latam Digital (CLD), and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) by way of its fAIr LAC project. GuIA received funds from Meta as well as from some of the organizations involved.
GuIA’s 2021 Edition was coordinated by Carolina Aguerre and Maia Levy Daniel. Publications were reviewed by Gonzalo Bustos Frati and Matías Jackson.
About the Publications
The various academic papers were submitted to the Call for Papers. These papers sought to answer the main questions posed by GuIA’s 2021 Edition and were the result of a thorough review process by specialists in the region. Topics included:
Intellectual Property and Transparency;
Accountability;
Gender and AI;
Responsible use of technology, ethics, and human rights;
The impact of autonomous vehicles.
All the publications have a specific focus on the scenario in Latin America and the Caribbean. In particular, they were authored by specialists from Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Saint Lucia.
Editorial Committee
The 2021 Edition’s Editorial Committee was composed of renowned specialists from five countries in the region. These specialists were a crucial part of the review process.
The members of the Editorial Committee included:
Cristina Pombo
Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Juan Carlos Lara
Derechos Digitales
María Belén Albornoz
FLACSO Ecuador
Lionel Brossi
Universidad de Chile
Celina Bottino
ITS Rio
Octavio Kulesz
Teseo
Christian Perrone
ITS Rio
Cristina Pombo
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Juan Carlos Lara
Derechos Digitales
María Belén Albornoz
FLACSO Ecuador
Lionel Brossi
Universidad de Chile
Celina Bottino
ITS Rio
Octavio Kulesz
Teseo
Christian Perrone
ITS Rio
The role of ethics in the development of artificial intelligence systems in the Latin American entrepreneurial sector
Carolina Aguerre, Delfina Ferracutti, Iván Kirschbaum, Maia Levy Daniel and Antonella Perini.
Documents
Responsible Use of Technology in Latin America and the Caribbean
Elina Castillo Jiménez and Cristina Martínez Pinto
Accountability and public policies applied to artificial intelligence in Latin America
Rommel Abilio Infante Asto
Gender equality & artificial intelligence in Latin America. A Landscape for AI Workforce Diversity in the Region
Laura Reyna de la Garza and Tatiana Telles Calderón
Autonomous vehicles and their socio-territorial impact in a case study: Monterrey, Mexico
Roberto Ponce López, Nélida Escobedo Ruiz, Mauricio Leal Batarse, Adolfo Arana Espíritu Santo y Rodrigo Junco López
AR/VR Technologies
The 2021 Edition also offers a first approach to the analysis of AR/VR technologies in Latin America and the Caribbean. The AR/VR report is the result of a workshop –organized within the framework of GuIA– in which crucial actors from the region discussed the main benefits and concerns around these technologies. The report included policy recommendations that could be fundamental to open the discussion on AR/VR technologies in the region.
Essays
Thinking digital technology with a gender perspective
GIFT Group: Tomás Balmaceda, Karina Pedace, Diego Lawler, Diana Pérez and Maximiliano Zeller.
Public Policy
The projects in this section were supported by CETyS and CLD. They did not receive funding by Meta.
The Colombian case: adopting collaborative governance as a path for implementing ethical artificial intelligence
Víctor Muñoz, Elena Tamayo and Armando Guio.
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