Around the World Series: Mexico

by Karen Herrera-Ferrá

Around the World Series in Mexico: On 16 July 2024, Mexico introduced the General Law on Neurorights and Neurotechnologies Bill (GLNN), a 200-page document with 92 new articles and 35 modifications adapted contextually within the entire regulatory system, and to the realities of the country.

Some inquiring minds will probably wonder how such an ambitious and comprehensive regulatory model has been developed in a country that does not have a multi-billion-dollar brain project like the US, the EU, Australia, Canada, South Korea, Japan or China. A country that is primarily a consumer - rather than a producer - of neurotechnologies and artificial intelligence (AI). And the answer lies in the political will of one visionary senator: Alejandra Lagunes Soto Ruiz.

The objective of this law initiative is to address the benefits, opportunities, challenges, risks and threats posed by neurotechnology and AI with the needs and realities of Mexico and considering national and international efforts in the field.

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