Chile AI Bill
AI Bill (Boletín 16821-19)
Most advanced AI regulatory framework in Latin America. Four-tier EU-inspired risk classification with prohibited AI including social scoring and deepfakes exploiting minors.
Jurisdiction
Chile
CL
Enacted
Unknown
Effective
Unknown
Enforcement
Not specified
Passed Chamber of Deputies; under Senate review
What It Requires
Who Must Comply
Safety Provisions
- • Unacceptable risk (prohibited): social scoring, subliminal manipulation, deepfakes exploiting minors
- • High-risk AI: strict requirements for systems affecting health, safety, fundamental rights
- • Limited risk: transparency and disclosure requirements
- • No evident risk: minimal requirements
Enforcement
Penalties
Up to 20,000 UTM (~$1.5 million) for operating prohibited AI
Quick Facts
- Binding
- No
- Mental Health Focus
- No
- Child Safety Focus
- Yes
- Algorithmic Scope
- Yes
Why It Matters
Would be first comprehensive AI law in Latin America. Explicit prohibition on deepfakes exploiting minors shows child safety focus.
Recent Developments
Passed Chamber of Deputies October 13, 2025. Chile ranks #1 in Latin American AI Index (ILIA 2024) with score 73.07.
Cite This
APA
Chile. (n.d.). AI Bill (Boletín 16821-19). Retrieved from https://nope.net/regs/cl-ai-bill
BibTeX
@misc{cl_ai_bill,
title = {AI Bill (Boletín 16821-19)},
author = {Chile},
year = {n.d.},
url = {https://nope.net/regs/cl-ai-bill}
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