Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has pledged to develop a domestic artificial intelligence system, expand technical education, and attract renewable-energy-powered data centers to strengthen Brazil’s technological independence and accelerate its transition to a developed economy. After winning the presidential runoff, Lula said Brazil must invest in mathematics and engineering to build its own artificial intelligence capabilities rather than depend on technology developed in China or the United States. “We will teach more mathematics, more engineering, because I don’t want to depend on Chinese or American artificial intelligence; I want to create a Brazilian one,” he said. Lula also pledged to use Brazil’s renewable energy resources to attract data centers and keep information stored within the country. The proposal is part of a broader push to expand the digital economy and strengthen domestic technological capacity. “We want to transform this country from a developing country into a developed one,” he said, identifying the digital, green, and creative economies as key areas for investment. #Brazil #LulaDaSilva #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #teleSUREnglish