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Institutional development · Digital transformation, data and AI · Brazil

USP advanced studies webinar examines AI use in Brazil's public administration

A webinar in a series run by the TechLaw Group at the University of São Paulo's Institute of Advanced Studies in Ribeirão Preto reviewed how Brazilian public administration uses artificial intelligence and its challenges.

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Why it matters: The TechLaw Group at USP's Institute of Advanced Studies in Ribeirão Preto ran the webinar with support from Brazil's Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services.

According to the University of São Paulo (USP), a webinar offered an overview of how artificial intelligence is used in Brazilian public administration and discussed the challenges involved.

USP said the event belongs to a series promoted by the TechLaw Group of its Institute of Advanced Studies (IEA), Ribeirão Preto hub.

The university said the event had support from the Responsible AI Chair (Cátedra IA Responsável), the Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do Ponto BR (Information and Coordination Centre of Ponto BR) and the Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services.

Editor’s view

Sarah Williamson, Teaching, Digital and AI Editor

The TechLaw Group at USP's Institute of Advanced Studies in Ribeirão Preto organised the webinar on artificial intelligence in Brazilian public administration as part of its series, with support from a responsible-AI chair, the Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do Ponto BR and the Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services.

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