Argentina’s plan for AI-run firms can’t avoid humans

6 JULY 2026

Argentine President Javier Milei generated both excitement and fear in June 2026 when he announced a Congressional bill to create “non-human corporations” run by AI, but the firms would actually require human involvement.
Milei described in a Financial Times op-ed piece a new type of company that could run without human employees, in which AI agents or robots would “exercise independent judgment in unpredictable environments.”
Argentina would become the first country to pass legislation creating a category for companies run by AI, several legal experts said.
Diego Duprat, a law professor and co-author of the bill, said automated companies already exist in some forms, referring to AI-supported cashier-less supermarkets.
The company would be liable for damages caused by AI or algorithmic systems, the bill states.
“What is happening is that we are proposing something innovative, aimed at making Argentina an attractive jurisdiction for the establishment of automated companies,” the representative said in a statement.
“This project is key to creating better conditions for attracting investment.” Milei, who brought inflation down sharply and sought to attract foreign investors with sops, has repeatedly pitched Argentina as a future AI hub, highlighting Patagonia’s cold weather and energy supply as ideal for data centres.