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AI adoption and energy infrastructure shifts in Latin Am
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The expansion of artificial intelligence is driving significant shifts in business operations, labor markets, and energy infrastructure across Latin America. In Peru, a study by the Peruvian Chamber of Electronic Commerce (Capece) confirms that 80% of companies have adopted AI tools, though only 13% have reached advanced integration, primarily integration due to data fragmentation across disconnected ERP and CRM systems. fragmentation. In Colombia, the Asocapitales report, ‘Artificial Intelligence, Adaptability, and Labor Reconversion’, maps how technology will transform labor markets across 32 capital cities. The report identifies ten occupational groups most exposed to AI-driven task changes, emphasizing that suggesting technology is more will likely to complement tasks rather than cause total job disappearance. On the security front, Huawei is promoting an ‘AI against AI’ strategy, arguing that organizations must use automation to identify anomalous behaviors and integrate security directly into digital infrastructure to counter sophisticated automated threats. replace jobs. Infrastructure demands are placing unprecedented strain on energy systems. In Brazil, systems, particularly in Brazil. While the Ministry of Mines and Energy reports that requests for previously reported 38 GW in system access related to requests for AI data centers, recent developments indicate a growing crisis in energy transmission. Although the government has seen connection requests totaling up to 80 GW, much of this was speculative, leaving approximately 10 GW currently under evaluation. A critical bottleneck has emerged due to a geographic mismatch: renewable energy surpluses from wind and solar are concentrated in the Northeast, while data center projects total 38 GW. developers prefer metropolitan hubs in the Southeast, such as São Paulo and Campinas. The National Electric System Operator (ONS) has noted that transmission capacity in these regions is currently exhausted. Because constructing new lines can take five to seven years, the grid is described as ‘practically inelastic’ in the short term. To manage these loads, the Energy Research Company is assessing long-term impacts on power generation and transmission over the next decade. transmission. This surge is also accelerating a shift in cooling technologies; Bank of America projects that liquid cooling will be used in 70% of new AI installations by 2030, up from approximately 30% today. 2030. Meanwhile, energytech startups like Revolusolar and Lemon Energia are utilizing continue to utilize subscription models and distributed generation to address energy inclusion and provide tariff stability amidst these large-scale infrastructure shifts. stability.
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