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Chile's EU-style AI bill passed the Chamber in Oct 2025 but is being rewritten as a lighter enabling law in the Senate; a new data law with automated-decision rights takes effect 1 Dec 2026.

Voluntary principlesApproach
2Rules tracked
0Binding and in force
1Upcoming deadlines

Adopted, not yet in force (1)

  • Chile data protection law (automated decisions)
    LawNational Congress of ChileBinding

    New GDPR-style data protection law; Article 8 bis gives individuals the right to object to and not be subject to decisions based solely on automated processing, including profiling, that produce legal or similarly significant effects, with exceptions for contracts, express consent or law, and requires safeguards including information, explanation, human intervention and the right to contest. Applies to all controllers processing personal data in Chile.

    Enacted, not yet in forceApplies 1 Dec 2026

Proposed or in consultation (1)

  • Chile AI Bill
    BillNational Congress of Chile (Executive bill, Ministry of Science)Non-bindingPartly confirmed

    EU-style risk-based bill regulating uses of AI systems that the Chamber of Deputies approved on 13 Oct 2025; it is now before the Senate's Future Challenges committee. In 2026 the Executive announced it would replace the text with a lighter 'enabling law' focused on sandboxes, standards and ex-post enforcement.

    Proposed

What the rules require

Obligation types found across Chile's instruments. Filled dot: imposed by a binding instrument. Ring: guidance only.

Risk classificationChile AI Bill
Prohibited usesChile AI Bill
Transparency to usersChile AI Bill, Chile data protection law (automated decisions)
Human oversightChile data protection law (automated decisions)
Data governanceChile data protection law (automated decisions)
Regulatory sandboxChile AI Bill
PenaltiesChile AI Bill, Chile data protection law (automated decisions)

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