Artificial Intelligence · Argentina
AI regulation in Argentina (2026)
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Argentina has no comprehensive or sectoral AI law in force; its national-level approach is built on voluntary guidelines, ethical recommendations and a national strategy, with binding effects only through pre-existing data-protection law (Law 25.326). Key instruments are Disposición 2/2023's 'Recommendations for Trustworthy AI' for the public sector and the AAIP's 2023 transparency program and responsible-use guide. Multiple framework bills were introduced in Congress in 2025-2026 but none has been enacted.
Key points
As of 2026 Argentina has not enacted a comprehensive or sectoral AI statute; regulation relies on soft-law guidance and the existing personal-data regime. Several framework bills (e.g., proposals by Sen. Doñate and Dep. Giuliano) are under debate in Congress but unapproved.
Disposición 2/2023 of the Subsecretaría de Tecnologías de la Información (Jefatura de Gabinete), published in the Boletín Oficial on 1 June 2023, approved 'Recomendaciones para una Inteligencia Artificial Fiable' — ethical principles (transparency/explainability, security, equity/non-discrimination, privacy, human oversight, accountability) applied across the AI lifecycle for public-sector projects. These are guidance, not enforceable mandates.
AAIP Resolution 161/2023 (Boletín Oficial, 4 Sept 2023) created the 'Programa de Transparencia y Protección de Datos Personales en el uso de la Inteligencia Artificial', tasking the authority with analysis, capacity-building and transparency criteria for AI in public and private sectors.
The AAIP published a 'Guía para entidades públicas y privadas en materia de uso responsable de la Inteligencia Artificial', offering recommendations on transparency and data protection for AI deployments. The guide is advisory and complements Law 25.326 on personal data.
The 2019 Plan Nacional de Inteligencia Artificial sets non-binding strategic axes (talent, data, infrastructure, R&D, public-sector adoption, ethics/regulation) to promote AI development and anticipate risks to rights and privacy.
The Province of Buenos Aires adopted Resolution 9/2025 (Subsecretaría de Gobierno Digital), described as the first mandatory framework regulating development, implementation and use of AI systems within that province's public administration — illustrating that binding rules so far appear only at the subnational level.
Timeline - major decisions & events
The provincial Subsecretaría de Gobierno Digital approved binding rules for the development and responsible use of AI in provincial public administration, adopting an EU AI Act–style risk classification, mandatory risk assessments, a Provincial Registry of AI Systems, and disclosure when citizens interact with automated systems. It is the first official AI regulation by a jurisdiction in Argentina, issued amid the national government's inaction.
Provincia de Buenos Aires (SINDMA) ↗Mayor Marcelo Matzkin signed Municipal Decree 532/25 appointing chatbot ZARA as 'Director General of Non-Human Citizen Services' with authority to sign binding administrative acts — the first such appointment in Argentina, which prompted legal debate and accelerated provincial regulation.
La Nación ↗A bill submitted to the Chamber of Deputies proposes a legal framework for protecting personal data processed by AI systems, part of several pending national AI bills; none has yet become law.
Digital Policy Alert ↗Published in the Official Gazette, it placed the Interministerial Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence under the Secretariat of Innovation, Science and Technology, jointly coordinated with the Secretariat of Strategic Affairs, to steer national AI policy.
Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina ↗Argentina's data-protection authority (AAIP) released, for public consultation, its 'Guide for Public and Private Entities on Transparency and Personal Data Protection for Responsible AI' under Resolution 161/2023, later issuing a final 2025 version covering algorithmic transparency and the AI lifecycle.
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