Articles
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...
Reform of the intelligence system: a law that puts basic constitutional guarantees at risk
On 31 December, the Executive Branch issued Emergency Decree (DNU 941/2025), reforming the functioning of the Argentine intelligence system. This was not done through a law debated in Parliament, but unilaterally during its recess. Why should you care? Because it...
A year of growth and major challenges
Fundación Vía Libre celebrated its 25th anniversary on 28 November. The occasion was a great opportunity to reconnect with our long-standing allies and friends, with whom we share views, perspectives and an interest in technology and its impact on people's lives. With...
The Vía Libre Foundation demands explanations from the authorities regarding the massive leak of Argentine citizens’ data.
Following the massive data leak that has come to light in recent hours, Fundación Vía Libre has requested all information related to the leak from the responsible authorities. We know that the leak originated from a private company (SudamericaData and/or...