Colombia: Artificial Intelligence Bill including design requirements was reintroduced to Congress

On 28 July 2025, the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation resubmitted the Artificial Intelligence Bill including mandatory design requirements for artificial intelligence systems to Congress. The Artificial Intelligence Bill requires artificial intelligence systems to be designed to allow human intervention and oversight, control, auditing and traceability, and to ensure transparency, comprehensibility and user information when interacting with artificial intelligence. It mandates privacy and confidentiality by design, requiring respect for the fundamental right to privacy and protection of personal data in accordance with Colombian law. It requires proportional and risk-based design aligned with the level of autonomy, context of use and potential harm, and requires developers to design systems that respect, protect and promote fundamental rights and human dignity. The Artificial Intelligence Bill further requires non-discriminatory design that respects diversity and inclusion, minimises environmental impact through sustainable design practices, and ensures that artificial intelligence systems are not designed or used to create unjustified barriers to entry, facilitate anticompetitive conduct, or abuse a dominant position. It further requires artificial intelligence controllers to implement mitigation and prevention measures proportionate to system risk to protect human rights and prevent negative social and environmental impacts.