Latin America in the Intelligent Age: A New Path for Growth

Jan 20, 2026 Latin America in the Intelligent Age: A New Path for Growth
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This report seeks to understand the current and potential competitiveness of Latin America’s use of artificial intelligence.

AI is revolutionizing industries, transforming governments and organizations, and shaping a new Intelligent Age with unparalleled opportunities for growth and innovation. This presents a strategic opportunity to boost new levers of growth for Latin America, where productivity levels have historically been lower than other regions.

The report includes a literature review on the region’s structural foundations, presents the results of an original business survey on the status and drivers of AI adoption and shares local and global best practice that has been endorsed by leaders in the field.

Ten strategic actions translate the research findings into practical insights, consolidated into a roadmap for accelerating Latin America’s AI competitiveness in the Intelligent Age. This is an initial step to foster regional collaboration and coordinated action that can position Latin America on a path to sustainable and people-centric growth amid extensive technological changes.

- Access the report in Spanish here.
- Access the report in Portuguese here.

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