Draft bill introduced to regulate Artificial Intelligence in Brazil.

Last Wednesday (03), the president of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD/MG), presented pbill (PL) 2.338/2023 that creates the Regulatory Framework for IntelligenceArtificial intelligence in Brazil: https://www25.senado.leg.br/web/atividade/materias/-/material/157233

The text is the result of work carried out by the Commission of Jurists responsible for supporting the drafting of a substitute bill on Artificial Intelligence (CJSUBIA), establishedin 2022 by Rodrigo Pacheco. Within the Commission, the presidency was held by Minister Ricardo Villas Bôas Cueva, while the rapporteurship was the responsibility of Laura Schertel Mendes, professorProfessor at IDP and director of the Center for Law, Internet and Society (CEDIS/IDP).

The preliminary draft presented by CJSUBIA seeks to establish general norms for the development, implementation, and responsible use of artificial intelligence systems in Brazil, to protect fundamental rights and guarantee the implementation of safe and reliable systems. In this sense, 5 (five) pillars are presented. Structural elements: i) principles; ii) rights of those affected; iii) risk classification; iv) obligations and governance requirements of AI systems; v) and supervision and accountability.

On the occasion of delivering the Report to the President of the Senate, Minister Ricardo Cueva said that "it was possible, unanimously, to approve a work in a commission that brings together experts of the highest quality, all of them devoted to the study of specific areas."

Rapporteur Laura Schertel highlighted at least two essential aspects of the proposed regulation: "When discussing the regulation of artificial intelligence, it is fundamental to consider a risk-based approach, while simultaneously establishing a model that guarantees rights, so that we can mitigate the risks commonly presented by these systems, such as the risks of discrimination, lack of transparency, and inaccuracies in the results or the database used."

The commission's report was published in honor of Professor Danilo Doneda (in memoriam), a member of the commission who made important contributions to the final text and who passed away on December 4, 2022.

The bill is being introduced at a crucial moment in Brazil, when discussions about the regulation of artificial intelligence are taking place worldwide, both because of its widespread use in our daily lives, as well as the revolution caused by general-purpose systems and artificial intelligence.tive.

More about the Commission

In addition to the President and Rapporteur, the CJSUBIA was composed of 16 (sixteen) full members: Ana Frazão, Bruno Bioni, Danilo DonEda (in memoriam), Fabrício da Mota Alves, Miriam Wimmer, Wederson Siquiera, Claudia Lima Marques, Juliano Maranhão, Thiago Sombra, Georges Abboud, Frederico Quadros D'Almeida, Victor Marcel Pinheiro, Estela Aranha, Clara Iglesias Keller, Mariana Valente and Filipe Medon.

During 2022, CJSUBIA promoted debates on...Founded in collaboration with various sectors and civil society, the project involved creating a comprehensive map of the main regulatory proposals and challenges in Brazil and worldwide regarding this issue. Numerous public hearings were held, in addition to an international seminar, where more than sixty experts on the subject were consulted.

An additional 102 written contributions were received, individually analyzed, and organized according to their proposals in the Commission's report. Finally, the Commission requested a study from the Legislative Advisory Office of the Federal Senate on the regulation of artificial intelligence in more than thirty countries belonging to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which allowed for an analysis of the global regulatory landscape on the subject.

All documents produced within the scope of CJSUBIA are available for public access on their own page on the Senate website, check it out: https://legis.senado.leg.br/comissoes/comissao?codcol=2504[/ Vc_column_text] [/ vc_column] [/ vc_row]