Colombia: Artificial Intelligence Bill including artificial intelligence authority governance was reintroduced to Congress

On 28 July 2025, the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation resubmitted the Artificial Intelligence Bill including artificial intelligence authority governance to Congress. The Artificial Intelligence Bill designates the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation as the National Authority for Artificial Intelligence, responsible for guiding implementation, coordinating artificial intelligence governance, adopting guidelines, technical standards and best practices, and issuing binding technical recommendations, including additional requirements for high-risk or prohibited artificial intelligence systems under Article 5. The Artificial Intelligence Bill provides for regulation within twenty-four months and establishes interinstitutional and intersectoral coordination mechanisms aligned with the National Artificial Intelligence Policy (CONPES 4144 of 2025) through the Intersectoral Coordination Committee for Artificial Intelligence. It establishes supervision and continuous monitoring of high-risk and prohibited artificial intelligence systems, creates the National Advisory Council of Experts in Artificial Intelligence, and establishes a National Technical Committee on Regulatory Sandboxes. The Artificial Intelligence Bill provides corrective measures and sanctions applicable to private artificial intelligence controllers and assigns inspection, oversight and control functions to the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce.