Lula Seeks to Lead Push for Global AI Rules During Brazil’s G-20

  • Brazilian president sees need for Global South voice in debate
  • Consensus remains elusive on how to regulate the technology

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Photographer: Ton Molina/Bloomberg
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As the planet’s largest economies struggle to forge consensus on the future of artificial intelligence, Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wants to ensure the developing world isn’t left out of the debate.

The Brazilian leader has added AI to his list of priorities for his country’s presidency of the Group of 20 nations this year, seizing on the position to try to shape regulatory discussions that are raging from Europe to Asia to the United Nations, where the technology is expected to be a major theme of this week’s General Assembly.