AI regulation in Chile (2026)

In May 2024 Chile updated its 10-year National AI Policy (2021–2030) via Decree No. 12, shifting emphasis toward governance, human rights, and ethical use. It was the first country to incorporate UNESCO's Readiness Assessment Methodology results into national AI policy, and established an Inter-ministerial Commission on AI chaired by MinCiencia.

Introduced by President Boric's government in May 2024 and approved by the Chamber of Deputies on 13 October 2025, the bill is now in its second constitutional review in the Senate. As of early 2026 it continues Senate proceedings with no fixed enactment date.

The bill establishes four AI risk tiers: unacceptable risk (banned outright), high risk (subject to conformity obligations), limited risk (transparency obligations only), and no evident risk. The architecture mirrors the EU AI Act.

The bill bans AI applications posing unacceptable risk, including social scoring systems, subliminal manipulation, and non-consensual real-time biometric identification in public spaces — all of which are deemed incompatible with fundamental rights.

Operators of AI systems that generate synthetic audio, images, video, or text must label that content as artificially generated or manipulated, addressing deepfake and disinformation risks.

The bill provides for a multi-stakeholder Technical Advisory Council on AI, comprising state, academic, industry, and civil-society representatives, tasked with maintaining risk classification lists and advising on public policy.