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AI and satellite data: An opportunity with major challenges for Latin America

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Latin America off the AI map: Why we urgently need our own language model

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From artificial intelligence to artificial wisdom: AI and Indigenous Peoples in Latin America

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COP30

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This divided country needs prudence and reflection

The closely contested presidential runoff laid bare a deeply divided Colombia, one that must prioritize prudence, dialogue, and moderation to avoid further polarization.

Cooperation for repression? The case of China in Central America

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Professor at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá) and PhD candidate in Law at Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Specializing in migration movements, gender studies and Venezuelan politics.
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