Since 2020, over 60 bills have been introduced in the Mexican Congress seeking to regulate artificial intelligence (AI). In the absence of general AI legal framework, these bills have sought to regulate a broad range of issues, including governance, education, intellectual property, and data protection. Mexico lacks a comprehensive national strategy or policy on AI. In April 2023, the Senate and civil society established the National Alliance for Artificial Intelligence (ANIA), a working group that developed standards and good practices to inform Mexico’s adoption of a national AI strategy. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) supported the group.

On February 19, 2025, Congressman Ricardo Monreal Ávila, head of the majority Morena parliamentary group, introduced a bill (in Spanish) to amend the Mexican Constitution, granting Congress authority to legislate on AI and adopt a General Law on the Use of AI. Similar to the U.S. system, the Mexican federal system requires that specific constitutional authority be granted to the federal congress to legislate on specific matters, and the states have residual authority. Without a clear delegation of authority, secondary AI legislation could be more easily challenged in the courts.Continue Reading New Artificial Intelligence Legislation in Mexico