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UBA in Buenos Aires: public AI literacy at continental scale
The Universidad de Buenos Aires—Latin America’s largest public university system—is pushing applied AI through the Laboratorio de Inteligencia Artificial Aplicada (LIAA) in Exactas: free courses for researchers, teachers, SMEs, and civil society, coordinated with the Secretaría de Ciencia y Técnica. Economics faculty added classroom AI regulation and an in-house platform inside Mi Econ; a virtual diplomatura on responsible generative AI for organizational management launches August 2026. For KFN, UBA is Campus Future for Southern Cone public AI at mass scale.
- Campus
- UBA
- City / metro
- Buenos Aires
- Future hooks
- LIAA · free AI courses · Econ AI platform
LIAA as the applied node
LIAA’s free curriculum spans prompting, RAG, predictive analytics, and SME-oriented hybrids—plus a planned MOOC via UBA en Acción. In a budget-constrained science system, CyT’s fellow trainings treat AI literacy as strategic capacity, not a luxury elective.
Economics: rules + platform
Facultad de Ciencias Económicas paired an AI-use norma with a faculty-built agent inside Mi Econ across dozens of courses—authorship stays with students, process evidence matters. That is operational governance inside the country’s densest social-science faculty.
What to watch next
Watch diplomatura enrollment; LIAA MOOC reach beyond campus; and whether other UBA facultades copy Econ’s platform-plus-policy model.
Frequently asked questions
Where is UBA located?
Universidad de Buenos Aires spans faculties across Buenos Aires, Argentina.
What is UBA known for?
Latin America’s largest public university; LIAA applied AI courses and Economics faculty AI governance.
Why does KFN cover UBA?
Public AI literacy at continental scale defines Southern Cone Campus Future.
What should people watch next?
Diplomatura launch, MOOC reach, and faculty-by-faculty AI policy.
Where can I find official information?
https://www.uba.ar/ and this guide’s sources.