AI Governance World Map

Country Overview

Argentina has no binding AI-specific law. The main formal governance instruments are voluntary: Provision 2/2023 from the Jefatura de Gabinete de Ministros set out ethical principles (human oversight, accountability, transparency) for AI, and the data-protection authority AAIP followed with Resolution 161/2023 creating a National Program for Transparency and Personal Data Protection in the use of AI, later elaborated in a 2024 guide for public and private entities. An Interministerial Working Group on AI, coordinated through the Secretaría de Asuntos Estratégicos, has sought to coordinate a broader national strategy, and a bill to create an Observatorio Federal sobre Inteligencia Artificial (OFIA) has been proposed but not enacted. Under President Javier Milei, the government's stated posture goes further than most soft-law jurisdictions: Minister of Deregulation and State Transformation Federico Sturzenegger has said his goal is to ensure 'no artificial intelligence law appears,' framing regulatory restraint itself as Argentina's core AI policy.

The most striking 2026 development is a bill, associated with Sturzenegger's broader corporate-law reform push and publicly championed by Milei, to create 'non-human corporations' — companies that could be operated by AI agents or robots, with human shareholders optional (though a human administrator remains legally required and liable for harm). Milei laid out a three-pillar pitch in a June 2026 Financial Times op-ed: no AI-specific regulation, this new corporate form, and low corporate taxes, aimed at making Buenos Aires a hub for global AI investment. In parallel, presidential chief advisor Demian Reidel has promoted a plan for five to six nuclear-powered AI data centers in Patagonia, intended to position Argentina as a fourth global AI hub after China, the US and Europe. The most concrete expression of that ambition so far is 'Stargate Argentina', a letter of intent announced in October 2025 under which OpenAI and local developer Sur Energy would build a large AI data centre in Patagonia — reported at up to US$25 billion and around 500MW, and described as OpenAI's first such project in Latin America — structured under the RIGI incentive regime, though as of mid-2026 it remains an early-stage letter of intent rather than a committed build. Congress, meanwhile, has advanced 'Super RIGI,' an expanded large-investment incentive regime explicitly targeting AI data centers, semiconductors and related infrastructure. On the industry side, Argentina's globally exported IT-services sector — anchored by Globant, alongside companies like Mercado Libre — is both a source of AI-driven growth and a flashpoint for labor tension, as the AGC tech-workers' union has clashed publicly with employers over AI-linked job disruption.

At a Glance

Overall AI policy direction

Explicitly deregulatory; investment-first approach with no binding AI law

Major AI companies

Research institutions

Live debates

Latest development: August 5, 2026
Regulatory approach: Voluntary, principles-based guidance from the data-protection authority (AAIP) and Jefatura de Gabinete, paired with an explicit government policy of avoiding AI-specific regulation
Major AI companies: Globant, Mercado Libre
Major cloud providers: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud
Leading research institutions: Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)
Key ministries: Agencia de Acceso a la Información Pública (AAIP), Ministerio de Desregulación y Transformación del Estado, Mesa Interministerial de Inteligencia Artificial
Government involvement: Minimal on binding AI rules; substantial on investment incentives, proposed new corporate forms for AI-operated firms, and a state-led push for AI data-center infrastructure
Industrial strategy: Pursuing large-scale, reportedly nuclear-powered AI data-center investment in Patagonia under the expanded 'Super RIGI' regime, which offers reduced corporate tax rates for investments above roughly $1 billion
International partnerships: President Milei has used international media (a Financial Times op-ed) and direct outreach to pitch Buenos Aires as a global AI-investment hub
Primary policy focus: Attracting AI infrastructure investment and creating new AI-friendly legal/corporate structures rather than regulating AI risk

Current Direction

Loosening

Argentina's 2026 trajectory has moved further toward deregulation rather than toward a binding AI framework. The government advanced a bill to allow AI-operated 'non-human corporations,' pushed the expanded 'Super RIGI' investment regime targeting AI data centers through the Chamber of Deputies, and has repeatedly stated that avoiding AI-specific regulation is itself the policy. The AAIP's existing voluntary, data-protection-oriented guidance from 2023–2024 remains the closest thing to formal AI governance, and there is no indication as of mid-2026 that a binding AI law is being seriously considered.

Recent Developments

10 this cycle

Senate committees take up the expanded 'Super RIGI' investment regime in a joint session, with the governing bloc reportedly moving to sign a committee report and bring the bill — which targets AI data centres, semiconductors and clean energy above a roughly $1 billion threshold — to a floor vote in the second or third week of August; it had not been enacted as of August 9.
2026-08-05
SourceParlamentario
The Senate schedules floor debate on the expanded 'Super RIGI' investment regime for around August 5, 2026, after committees moved to issue their report; the governing bloc reportedly aims to convert the bill — which targets AI data centres, semiconductors and clean energy — into law before the end of August.
2026-08-01
SourceInfobae
Reidel and Secretary of Innovation Darío Genua detail a plan reportedly involving 5–6 nuclear-powered AI data centers in Patagonia intended to make Argentina a 'fourth global AI hub'; specific scale and investor details rest on a single outlet's reporting and have not been independently cross-confirmed.
2026-07
SourceLa Vanguardia (Diario)
Chamber of Deputies approves the expanded 'Super RIGI' large-investment incentive regime, targeting AI data centers, semiconductors and other strategic sectors with a minimum $1 billion investment threshold and a reduced 15% corporate tax rate; bill proceeds to the Senate.
Major
2026-06-25
SourceChequeado DPL News
Historian Yuval Noah Harari publishes a rebuttal in the Financial Times warning that AI-run corporations without human accountability could enable systemic abuse.
2026-06-07
SourceForbes
President Milei publishes a Financial Times op-ed outlining a three-pillar strategy — no AI regulation, the new non-human corporate form, and low corporate taxes — to position Argentina as a global AI-investment destination.
2026-06-03
SourceForbes
Milei government submits a bill enabling 'non-human corporations' — companies operated by AI agents or robots, with optional human shareholders but a legally required, liable human administrator — rewriting the General Companies Act that has governed Argentine business since 1972.
Major
2026-05-29
SourcePYMNTS Buenos Aires Herald
Dispute between Globant and the AGC tech-workers' union sharpens after Globant's CEO acknowledges AI is transforming the sector, while the union argues the company's internal retraining plan is insufficient and calls for industry-wide, collectively bargained commitments.
2026-04-13
Sourceinformaticos.ar
OpenAI and local developer Sur Energy announce 'Stargate Argentina', a letter of intent to build a large AI data centre in Patagonia — reported at up to US$25 billion and roughly 500MW, and described as OpenAI's first data-centre project in Latin America — to be structured under the RIGI incentive regime; as of mid-2026 it remains an early-stage letter of intent rather than a committed build.
Major
2025-10
SourceData Center Dynamics
Presidential chief advisor Demian Reidel publicly argues that Argentina should pursue an AI-hub strategy 'without regulations,' saying new rules would deter investment.
2025-04-24
SourceLa Nación

Policy and Regulation

5 tracked

Provision 2/2023 (Jefatura de Gabinete de Ministros) — AI ethical principles

In force

Non-binding provision setting out ethical principles for AI — human oversight, accountability and transparency across the AI lifecycle.

Official text ↗

SourceArgentina.gob.ar (Boletín Oficial)

AAIP Resolution 161/2023 — National Program for Transparency and Personal Data Protection in AI

In force

Created by the Agencia de Acceso a la Información Pública (AAIP), Argentina's data-protection authority; elaborated through a 2024 Guide for Public and Private Entities on transparency and data protection for responsible AI.

SourceIAPP Argentina.gob.ar

'Non-human corporation' bill (reform to the General Companies Act)

Proposed

Would create a corporate form that can be operated entirely by AI agents or robots, with human shareholders optional; still requires a human administrator who bears legal liability for the company's actions. Submitted to Congress May 29, 2026.

SourcePYMNTS Buenos Aires Herald

'Super RIGI' (expanded Régimen de Incentivo para Grandes Inversiones)

Passed

Approved by the Chamber of Deputies on June 25, 2026 and pending Senate debate; offers reduced corporate tax (15%), accelerated depreciation and zero export duties for projects above roughly $1 billion, explicitly targeting AI data centers, semiconductors and energy infrastructure.

SourceChequeado DPL News

Observatorio Federal sobre Inteligencia Artificial (OFIA) bill

Proposed

Proposed body within the Executive Branch to provide public information supporting AI-related public policy design, analyze ethical dimensions and risks, and promote research and inclusive AI development; not yet enacted.

SourceRegulations.ai

Research Ecosystem

Argentine AI research is concentrated at CONICET-affiliated institutes, notably the Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Computación (ICC), a joint CONICET–Universidad de Buenos Aires institute directed by Sebastián Uchitel, whose Laboratorio de Inteligencia Artificial Aplicada (LIAA) works on applied AI including medical-image analysis and early dementia detection in collaboration with the Fleni institute. Public-policy-facing AI research is led by think tanks such as CIPPEC, which has published guidance for AI use in the public sector and mapped AI adoption across Argentine provinces.

SourceCIPPEC

Major AI Companies

Globant

Argentine-founded, globally listed IT-services and software company (CEO Martín Migoya) positioning itself around AI-driven software delivery; has faced public friction with the AGC tech-workers' union over AI's effect on jobs and retraining.

Mercado Libre

Argentina-founded e-commerce and fintech giant, widely cited as part of the broader Argentine tech ecosystem investing in AI-driven personalization, logistics and payments.

Cloud Infrastructure

Frontier AI: No domestic frontier developer
Compute: Early-stage; the 'Stargate Argentina' OpenAI/Sur Energy letter of intent (~500MW, Patagonia) and 'Super RIGI' incentives target large AI data centres, but little is built yet
Chip access: Import-reliant; no domestic advanced-chip fabrication

AWS

Major cloud provider serving Argentine enterprise and startup AI workloads.

Microsoft Azure

Cloud provider with a significant presence among Argentine enterprises and government adopters of AI tools.

Google Cloud

Cloud provider used across Argentine research and startup AI development.

Leading Universities

Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)

Hosts, jointly with CONICET, the Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Computación (ICC), a leading center for Argentine AI and computer-science research.

Think Tanks

CIPPEC

Public-policy think tank (Centro de Implementación de Políticas Públicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento) that has published guidance on responsible AI use in the public sector and mapped AI adoption across Argentine provincial governments.

Government Institutions

Agencia de Acceso a la Información Pública (AAIP)

Argentina's data-protection authority; issued Resolution 161/2023 and the 2024 guide on transparency and data protection for responsible AI.

Ministerio de Desregulación y Transformación del Estado

Led by Federico Sturzenegger; driving the 'non-human corporation' bill and broader corporate-law modernization as part of Argentina's deregulatory AI stance.

Mesa Interministerial de Inteligencia Artificial

Interministerial Working Group on AI, coordinated through the Secretaría de Asuntos Estratégicos, seeking to coordinate national AI strategy across government areas.

Notable Gaps

Binding AI law
No AI-specific binding law exists or appears imminent; the government has explicitly framed avoiding such a law as its policy.
AI regulator
No dedicated AI regulator exists; the proposed Observatorio Federal sobre Inteligencia Artificial (OFIA) has not been enacted.
Frontier AI development
No frontier foundation-model developer is headquartered in Argentina; the ecosystem is strongest in applied AI, IT services and fintech.

Key People

Presidency of Argentina (Milei)→

Ministerio de Desregulación y Transformación del Estado→

AAIP→

Globant→

CONICET / ICC-UBA

Federico Sturzenegger

Government

Minister of Deregulation and Transformation of the State

Government of Argentina

Demian Reidel

Advisor

Chief advisor to President Milei; leading the push for nuclear-powered AI data centers in Patagonia

Presidency of Argentina

Martín Migoya

Industry

Co-founder and CEO

Globant

People and Organisations to Follow

Demian Reidel

Government

Chief presidential advisor driving Argentina's AI-hub and nuclear-powered data-center strategy.

Federico Sturzenegger

Government

Minister leading Argentina's deregulatory AI stance and the 'non-human corporation' bill.

Martín Migoya

Company

Globant CEO navigating AI-driven industry transformation and labor tensions.

Current Debates

2 live

Government

Whether AI-run 'non-human corporations' can be safely accountable without a human owner

Milei's proposal to let companies be operated by AI agents, with human shareholders optional, has drawn sharp international criticism over accountability.

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Historian Yuval Noah Harari and others have warned that removing human ownership from a corporate structure could let AI systems 'hack the game environment' to avoid liability, even though the draft bill retains a human administrator who bears legal responsibility for harm caused. Proponents, including Sturzenegger and Milei, frame this as a natural evolution of corporate law that could attract global AI investment to Buenos Aires; critics, including some domestic commentators, argue it risks turning Argentina into a regulatory-arbitrage destination rather than a genuine AI research hub.

SourceForbes Buenos Aires Herald iProfesional

Industry

AI-driven disruption of Argentina's large IT-services workforce and who bears responsibility for retraining

A public dispute between Globant and the AGC tech-workers' union highlights tension between corporate AI-retraining programs and calls for sector-wide, collectively bargained protections.

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Globant's CEO Martín Migoya has acknowledged AI's transformative effect on demand for the company's services and pointed to an internal plan to retrain over 10,000 employees into AI-related roles. The AGC union argues this is insufficient given industry-wide layoffs — citing reports of over 73,000 global tech job losses in a four-month period — and is pushing for mandatory retraining commitments embedded in collective bargaining agreements across startups, SMEs and universities, not just at large multinationals. How this tension plays out could be an early indicator of how AI-driven labor disruption is handled in a sector central to Argentina's tech exports.

Sourceinformaticos.ar Bloomberg Línea

Knowledge Hub

2 curated

Official documents

Guía para entidades públicas y privadas en materia de Transparencia y Protección de Datos Personales para una IA responsable— AAIP

Think tank reports

Guía para el uso de IA en el sector público en Argentina— CIPPEC

Sources

18 cited

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Government 11%Research 17%News 72%