Dissatisfied voters have often wondered if a robot could do a greater job than their elected politicians.
Now Colombians have a probability to search out out obviously.
An AI avatar has entered the Latin American country’s 2026 congressional elections, because of be held on March 8.
The bot, called ‘Gaitana’, is aiming to win one among the seats reserved for the Indigenous communities.
The blue figure, with an artificially generated voice, is pumping out election material on social media.
For legal reasons, there’s a human candidate registered on the electoral roll, with Gaitana acting as their digital representative.
But only the name ‘AI’ will appear on the ballot paper.
The AI politician is positioning itself as an ‘environmentalist’ and ‘animal rights advocate’.
The initiative is being spearheaded by Carlos Redondo Rincón, a membner of the Zenú people, and Alba Rincón.
They are saying their robot’s policy platform is drawn from the views of greater than 10,000 online users.
The thought behind the iniative is to kickstart a brand new type of ‘digital democracy’.
This might see legislative proposals put to virtual voting by residents before being presented to parliament.
The name ‘Gaitana’ references a Sixteenth-century Indigenous leader who resisted Spanish colonisation.
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