Argentina’s President Javier Milei has plans to turn his country, which has one of the lowest rates of artificial intelligence (AI) use on the continent, into a world leader in the field.
The South American country is uniquely placed to become a global AI hub, he argues, with abundant electricity capacity and a highly skilled workforce.
“We have everything, everything, to become an AI powerhouse,” Milei said recently.
“We have the human resources. You have no idea how many kids are coding here.”
The country also has the reliable energy required by data centers, the president argues.
To turn his vision into reality, the self-described “anarcho-capitalist” is counting on deregulation to attract foreign capital.
The country needs such investment; it has been battling bleak poverty levels and chronic inflation.
Milei, who has met with tech bosses like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk during US visits, portrays Argentina to potential investors …