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This book analyzes the potential benefits of using artificial intelligence to surpass traditional social and economic problems in Latin America, but it also looks to understand the perils and barriers derived from the adoption of this technology. This volume is divided in Section 1. Considering AI in the private sphere that debates about the employment of artificial intelligence from the citizen s perspective. It embraces topics related with the introduction of AI in the media and the labor market, and how Latin Americans perceive, engage and mobilize before the rising presence of AI in their daily lives. Section 2. Challenges and promises of AI in the public sector centers on the ethical and legal controversies triggered by the incorporation of artificial intelligence in the public sphere. It focuses on the promising benefits of introducing AI in the public administration, education and public security, but also the latent impacts on human rights.
List of contents
Chapter 1. The rise of Artificial intelligence in Latin America.- Chapter 2. Artificial Intelligence, copyright and media: an analysis of journalism in Latin America from an international perspective.- Chapter 3. From Epistemological Foundations over Futuristic Speculations to Fact-Based Concerns: Evolving Discussions on Artificial Intelligence in Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico (2014 2024).- Chapter 4. The algorithmic tyranny in the gig economy: national strategies and policy implications in the Latin American context.- Chapter 5. Mapping the future of AI regulation in Latin America: Civil society perspectives on Brazil's pilot AI regulatory sandbox experience.- Chapter 6. Ethical and legal dilemmas of National AI policies in Latin American countries.- Chapter 6. Ethical and legal dilemmas of National AI policies in Latin American countries.- Chapter 7. The use of biometrics and AI for border control and its impact on human rights.- Chapter 8. Ethical and Educational Dilemmas of AI in Latin American Higher Education Institutions: Persistent Challenges and Inquiries.- Chapter 9. The quest for a responsible use of AI in Latin America.
About the author
David Ramírez Plascencia Ph.D. (1980), is Professor at the University of Guadalajara (Mexico). His research focuses on the study of the possibilities and dilemmas of information technologies in developing countries. He is interested in digital activism, migration, information technologies and social media policies in Latin America.
Rosa María Alonzo González holds a PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Colima. She is affiliated with Universidad de Baja California. Her research focuses on the social uses of ICT and digital skills, digital production, and consumption, as well as communication and digital culture.
Summary
This book analyzes the potential benefits of using artificial intelligence to surpass traditional social and economic problems in Latin America, but it also looks to understand the perils and barriers derived from the adoption of this technology. This volume is divided in Section 1. “Considering AI in the private sphere” that debates about the employment of artificial intelligence from the citizen’s perspective. It embraces topics related with the introduction of AI in the media and the labor market, and how Latin Americans perceive, engage and mobilize before the rising presence of AI in their daily lives. Section 2. Challenges and promises of AI in the public sector centers on the ethical and legal controversies triggered by the incorporation of artificial intelligence in the public sphere. It focuses on the promising benefits of introducing AI in the public administration, education and public security, but also the latent impacts on human rights.
