AI in Mexico,
on a living map.
Full-scope tracking of artificial intelligence in the Mexican state — every public promise, every bill in Congress, every judicial precedent, verified against the official source.
The Mexican state made 81 public AI promises: 53 already operating, 12 in development, 7 promised, 1 concluded and 8 broken.
Featured cases
Jurisprudencia (Jurisprudence): AI for Calculating Guarantees in Amparo (II.2o.C. J/1 K)
Jurisprudencia (Jurisprudence) by reiteration of the Segundo Tribunal Colegiado en Materia Civil del Segundo Circuito (Second Civil Panel of the Second Circuit, State of Mexico): AI tools may validly be employed in judicial proceedings to calculate the amount of guarantees in amparo (Mexican constitutional relief proceedings), without replacing the work of judges, facilitating and improving the efficiency of justice administration. Published in the Gaceta del SJF (Semanario Judicial de la Federación Gazette, Book 5, January 2026, p. 597) on January 9, 2026, and binding as of January 12, 2026. Derives from the tesis aislada (isolated judicial thesis) II.2o.C.8 K (11a.), reg. 2031009 (first appearance of "artificial intelligence" in the Semanario Judicial de la Federación). It is the judicial counterpoint to the package of 14 initiatives by Sen. Dorantes (July 2026): the Judicial Branch has already recognized through precedent AI as an auxiliary tool under human supervision.
IPN Deepfakes Case — Digital Violence Proceedings, Without Final Judgment
Emblematic deepfakes-with-AI case in Mexico, STILL WITHOUT BINDING PRECEDENT. Diego N., a former IPN student, was accused of using AI to alter intimate photographs of classmates. In late 2024, he was ACQUITTED of digital violence charges involving AI due to lack of evidence; that proceeding (and several related investigation files) remain pending. In May 2025, he received a 5-year prison sentence, but for HUMAN TRAFFICKING (child sexual abuse material storage) — a SEPARATE case, NOT for the AI manipulation. Therefore, the legal question regarding AI deepfakes still lacks a binding resolution: this case file documents an ONGOING case, not a precedent.
Avatar Virtual INDAUTOR Case (Intellectual Property and AI)
A landmark precedent case addressing whether a digital work called "Avatar Virtual," created through artificial intelligence (Leonardo platform), could be registered for copyright. The SCJN (Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación) unanimously ruled that works created exclusively by AI cannot be registered under copyright law in Mexico, affirming that authorship is reserved to human beings.
Recent AI announcements
SEP and UNESCO present the framework for the national debate on technology, digital devices, and social media in schools
On July 20, 2026, the Secretaría de Educación Pública (Mexican Ministry of Public Education), together with UNESCO, presented the framework for the national debate on the use of technology, digital devices, and social media in schools. The document reports that 8 out of 10 students already use generative artificial intelligence (SEP, 2026), and 1 out of 11 young people use it for emotional support, guidance, or consultation; it warns about the risks of "empathetic" generative AI (the most empathetic models commit up to 30% more errors and are 40% more prone to validating the user; Ibrahim et al., 2026), cyberbullying (23% of school-age population; INEGI, 2024), and the substitution of human bonds. It places Mexico facing a global trend: 114 education systems—58% of countries—already regulate devices in schools (UNESCO/GEM, 2026), with three models (school autonomy with guidelines, phones outside the classroom, and phone-free schools) and models for regulating networks for minors (by age, by developmental stages, and by platform design). As next steps, the government announced the presentation of an initiative to the Congreso de la Unión (Mexican Congress), regional forums titled "Life Before the Screen" (August 19, Northeast/Nuevo León; September 3, South-Southeast/Chiapas; September 17, South-Center/Guerrero), and the National Week of Traditional Mexican Games. It includes a presentation by Dr. Cimenna Chao Rebolledo (Universidad Iberoamericana Mexico City) on mental health and technology, with preventive actions by sector (education, family, technology—platform design under the principle of "Care Ethics"—and academic). Official framing: "It is not a fight against technology, but rather in favor of learning and guaranteeing a full and happy childhood."
SECIHTI presents 13 technological sovereignty projects (Olinia, Coatlicue, AI)
On July 1, 2026, Rosaura Ruiz Gutiérrez (SECIHTI) presented before joint committees of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies 13 strategic projects for technological development and innovation, with Olinia (Mexico's first domestically designed electric vehicle, production planned for 2027), the Coatlicue supercomputer, and the National Computing and AI Cluster (10 institutions) as main pillars. It includes a proposal for a regulatory framework for AI use in priority areas such as education, human rights, and ethical use.
Sovereign AI language model ("Mexican ChatGPT")
The Mexican government announced the development of a sovereign AI language model designed to recognize cultural expressions and approximately 70 indigenous languages nationwide, to counter biases in systems created by the U.S., China, or Europe. First results are estimated in around two years, accompanied by investment of approximately 9 billion dollars for the construction of data centers.
National debate to regulate AI and social media (post-2026 World Cup)
President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that, once the 2026 World Cup concludes (~July 19), the federal government will open a process of information and discussion on artificial intelligence and social media, with specialists invited to the morning briefing. The stated objective is to create regulatory conditions 'without falling into censorship', addressing ethical, educational, labor, and economic challenges posed by AI, as well as the use of mobile phones and social media among minors.
Presentation of the Sectoral Study 'Intelligent Mexico: Manufacturing Facing an Opportunity That Won't Wait'
The Secretaría de Economía (Ministry of Economy) released the first sectoral study on Artificial Intelligence adoption using INEGI (National Institute of Statistics and Geography) data, conducted by Centro México Digital (CMD) based on the Censo Económico 2024 (2024 Economic Census). The study reveals that Mexican manufacturing is in an early adoption phase for AI, with only 4.8% of manufacturing companies using it, but demonstrates measurable benefits: +18.8% increase in gross production and +5.4% increase in wages. It proposes 10 actions organized around three strategic axes to accelerate adoption.
Evaluation Week 2026 - AI in Government Performance Evaluation
The Secretaría Anticorrupción y Buen Gobierno de Tamaulipas (Secretariat Against Corruption and Good Governance of Tamaulipas) inaugurated the second session of Evaluation Week 2026, focused on "Artificial Intelligence in Evaluation: Experiences in government performance evaluation in the era of Artificial Intelligence." The event analyzes how AI can strengthen evaluation processes in public administration.