The urgency of regulating and promoting artificial intelligence in the light of the precautionary principle and sustainable development

Abstract

The objective of this research is to analyze whether the Brazilian state has had any initiatives to regulate artificial intelligence in a way that promotes sustainable development. It is based on the need for this regulation in light of the precautionary in order to avoid irreversible damage, as in the case of the use of artificial intelligence in robotic cars or in health care, in the replacement of administrative or judicial decisions that involve value analysis by automated and exegetical decisions, as well as because of the democratic damages resulting from interference in elections. Moreover, considering that what most suffocates innovations is not their regulation, but rather, the absence of a coordinated and vigorous national state entrepreneurship, it is also verified whether there are no initiatives in the country to promote the use of artificial intelligence in the market or by the government. The methodology used is a bibliographic review and comparison of the regulatory and development initiatives established in other countries. The central hypothesis is that despite sparse initiatives, artificial intelligence has not been a priority in the Brazilian State, whether seen as a regulatory State or as an entrepreneurial State.