“I would like Argentina to try to return to BRICS”

Source: Clarin | Original Published At: 2026-07-22 09:00:22 UTC

Key Points

• Dilma Rousseff, former president of Brazil and current president of the BRICS New Development Bank, said she would like Argentina to try to return to BRICS.
• Speaking at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, she said Argentina's non-membership is a government decision and that the doors remain open.
• She said artificial intelligence is crucial for development and can help modernize health, education, infrastructure, logistics, sanitation and public services.
• Rousseff advocated open-source AI models to broaden access to innovation and reduce the digital divide.
• She said the New Development Bank continues to finance infrastructure and development projects, increasingly incorporating AI-related tools.
• She called for international AI governance based on common rules to address misuse, disinformation and the concentration of technological benefits.