The current debate surrounding the use and regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) in Brazil has social and political implications. We summarize these discussions, advocate for balance in the current debate around AI and fake news, and caution against preemptive AI regulation.
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The authors thank the Center for Artificial Intelligence (C4AI-USP) and the support from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP grant no. 2019/07665-4) and from the IBM corporation. F.G.C. is partially supported by CNPq (grant no. 305753/2022-3).
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de Oliveira, C.G.B., Cozman, F.G. & Veiga, J.P.C. This hot AI summer will impact Brazil’s democracy. Nat Hum Behav 7, 1842–1844 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01748-w
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