Latin America shouldn't copy EU AI rules: focus on talent and industry, not just risk control
OmarUFlorez · x · 2026-09-08
OmarUFlorez contrasts the Silicon Valley and European AI conversations: the Valley's frontier has moved from Q&A quality to long-horizon reasoning agents that call tools, run code and operate software with minimal human intervention, while Europe focuses on regulation. Copying rules designed for capital-rich economies, he argues, could hobble Latin America's still-unbuilt talent base and industry instead of just managing risk.
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