Articles
The State of Data: From Recording to Surveillance
In this report, we analyse what the Argentine State is currently able to do with citizens’ personal data and what safeguards exist against this power, in a context shaped by the use of technology. We begin with a description of the data ecosystem that the Argentine...
Spyware warning: The risk of spyware in Argentina
Spyware is a type of malicious software that interferes with the normal operation of a device (computer, tablet, mobile phone) to collect information without the user’s knowledge and then sends it to an unauthorised third party. This means that it operates covertly...
“Social Digital Twin” and the Privatization of Surveillance: The Argentine Laboratory for Predatory AI
Everything indicates that the current technological and political landscape in Argentine is aligning with global trends of digital control and massive data processing. In this context, our country could become an experimental territory for the implementation of...
FLISOL 2026: Free Software and Artificial Intelligence
Throughout April, members of the organization participated in different venues of the Latin American Free Software Installation Festival (FLISOL), sharing reflections on AI, critical thinking, gender, and open technological alternatives. The events brought together...
New training program: Foundations of AI to Expand Cultural Horizons
Interest in teacher training received an immediate response: in just three hours, 600 teachers enrolled in the course Foundations of AI to Expand Cultural Horizons. Given the high demand, the Ministry of Education of Córdoba decided to increase capacity to 1,500...
International Recognition: One of Our Papers Among the Highlights of ICLR 2026
From April 23–27, we participated in the International Conference on Learning Representations 2026 (ICLR), held this year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ICLR is one of the world’s leading conferences in deep learning, bringing together thousands of researchers, students,...
SALA 2026. Toward Situated AI: Local Impact and Distributed Development
From March 9 to 12, we participated in the Summit of AI in Latin America (SALA), held at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador), a space for gathering and debate on the present and future of artificial intelligence in the region. Human-Centered AI Luciana...
From Latin America to New Delhi: HESEIA at the India AI Impact Summit 2026
We were in New Delhi participating in the India AI Impact Summit 2026, an international gathering that brought together researchers and organizations to discuss the social, political, and educational impact of artificial intelligence. On February 18, as part of the...
Report: AI for the Global South
We are sharing the report “AI for the Global South: 12 Critical Research Questions for the Next Decade,” a document that proposes a strategic agenda to guide artificial intelligence research from and for the Global South over the next ten years. The report was...
Vía Libre participated in the launch of Latam-GPT
On February 10, we participated in the launch of LatamGPT in Chile, the first large open language model developed for Latin America and the Caribbean. The initiative is coordinated by the National Center for Artificial Intelligence (CENIA) and brings together 30...
AI, Typical Phrases, and Critical Thinking: An Experience with Incoming FAMAF Students
On Monday, January 26, we held a workshop for incoming students from different degree programs at FAMAF (UNC), led by Marcos Gómez and Guido Ivetta. The activity took place in two sessions, in the morning and in the afternoon, with a total of 700 students...
Stereotypes, Language Models, and Work: A Chinese Experience
On January 12, we held a seminar at Tsinghua University (China), led by Luciana Benotti. During the seminar, titled “Stereotypes in ‘Reasoning’ Language Models,” we worked with a small group of master’s and PhD students, together with faculty members and researchers...