{"name":"Applied AI in Paraguay — the record","description":"Every announced initiative, deployment, published result and regulation of applied AI on the record for Paraguay, tagged by kind, industry, region and role, sourced and dated. A slice of the State of Applied AI record, maintained continuously by the Industrial Research Unit of the Straits Institute for Applied AI.","source":"https://www.straitsai.institute/state-of-applied-ai/paraguay","partOf":"https://www.straitsai.institute/state-of-applied-ai/evidence.json","attribution":"Industrial Research Unit, Straits Institute for Applied AI","updated":"2026-10-29","facet":{"kind":"country","name":"Paraguay","slug":"paraguay","iso2":"PY","region":"Latin America & Caribbean"},"counts":{"entries":17,"deployments":10,"evidenceImpact":0,"evidenceAdoption":3,"regulation":4,"industries":6,"countries":1,"linked":17},"entries":[{"kind":"deployment","industry":"Retail & Consumer","region":"Paraguay","role":"Customer-service agent","org":"Plub","text":"Paraguay grocery delivery app Plub has added Plubi, an AI shopping assistant, for customers across Asunción and nearby areas, with deliveries from 30 minutes. A photo of a paper list or product, a voice note, a recipe, a budget or past orders lets the in-app helper fill the basket, plan weekly or monthly menus and respect sugar-free, gluten-free or keto diets. Plubi is live on iOS and Android.","date":"2026-10-06","source":"https://www.hoy.com.py/negocios/2026/10/06/plub-presenta-a-plubi-el-primer-asistente-de-compras-con-inteligencia-artificial-de-paraguay"},{"kind":"evidence-adoption","industry":"Business Operations","region":"Paraguay","org":"Microsoft AI Economy Institute (Global AI Diffusion Report Q2 2026)","text":"AI adoption in Paraguay reached 12.6% of 15-to-64-year-olds by June 2026, 0.4 points above 12.2% in Q1, against 18.8% worldwide. Microsoft's Global AI Diffusion study derives that generative AI use estimate from pooled, anonymised telemetry, corrected for operating-system and device mix, connectivity and headcount.","date":"2026-09-21","source":"https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Microsoft-AI-Diffusion-Report-2026-Q2.pdf"},{"kind":"deployment","industry":"Government & Public Sector","region":"Paraguay","role":"Emergency dispatcher","org":"Municipality of Asunción (911 System)","text":"Paraguay's government is rolling out an AI-powered 911 emergency system in Asunción, backed by a USD 10 million project from South Korea's KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency). It covers intelligent video surveillance and a unified monitoring platform, running through 2030 as part of a wider Public Safety Master Plan for the capital. Officials frame the AI emergency response system as a way to sharpen how quickly calls get answered.","date":"2026-09-15","source":"https://www.hoy.com.py/nacionales/2026/09/15/asuncion-apuesta-a-la-inteligencia-artificial-para-revolucionar-el-sistema-911"},{"kind":"regulation","industry":"Government & Public Sector","region":"Paraguay","org":"Senate of Paraguay","text":"A draft law before Paraguay's Senate from Senator Lizarella Valiente introduces AI-generated content identification for synthetic images, voices and videos altered using artificial intelligence. It defines 'digital imitation', binds platforms to new duties, and adds synthetic media detection safeguards against unauthorised use of someone's likeness. Debate is pending.","date":"2026-09-04","source":"https://agendaparaguay.com/v2/2026/09/04/proyecto-de-ley-que-busca-identificar-contenido-generado-por-ia-aguarda-tratamiento-en-el-senado/"},{"kind":"evidence-adoption","industry":"Government & Public Sector","region":"Paraguay","org":"Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MITIC)","text":"Nearly 2,000 people signed up for MITIC's free AI for legal drafting courses in Paraguay, via its Cursos PY portal. Two virtual programmes drew 1,993 enrolments combined: \"Abogados Tecnológicos y Derecho Tecnológico aplicado al Estado Paraguayo\" and a separate course on \"Utilización de herramientas de inteligencia artificial para la redacción de normativas legales.\" Both award certificates, reflecting demand for AI in legal regulation drafting among lawyers.","date":"2026-09-03","source":"https://www.hoy.com.py/nacionales/2026/09/03/casi-2000-personas-accedieron-a-formacion-juridica-en-ia-y-derecho-tecnologico"},{"kind":"deployment","industry":"Government & Public Sector","region":"Paraguay","role":"Emergency-response planner","org":"Fuerzas Armadas de Paraguay","text":"Paraguay's armed forces and the National Emergency Secretariat have launched Operation Arapochy to prepare for El Niño flooding on the Paraguay River, using AI flood planning from an in-house AI agent. It blends live weather and hydrological feeds from open sources such as NOAA and Windy with historical climate models, and military simulations put the flood peak between November and December, so preventive evacuations can start in October. Planning covers up to 100,000 affected families.","date":"2026-08-29","source":"https://www.abc.com.py/nacionales/2026/08/29/paraguay-ante-la-amenaza-del-supernino-inteligencia-artificial-proyecta-hasta-100000-familias-damnificadas/"},{"kind":"regulation","industry":"Government & Public Sector","region":"Paraguay","org":"Corte Suprema de Justicia del Paraguay","text":"Paraguay's Supreme Court has approved Resolution No. 12677, AI guidelines for the judiciary covering judges and staff. AI must support judicial staff without replacing human input in decisions, courts must report judicial AI use where rights may be affected, and UNESCO's Montevideo regional office gave technical cooperation.","date":"2026-04-09","source":"https://www.pj.gov.py/notas/29655-corte-suprema-de-justicia-aprobo-politica-para-el-uso-de-sistemas-de-inteligencia-artificial-en-el-poder-judicial"},{"kind":"evidence-adoption","industry":"Government & Public Sector","region":"Paraguay","org":"Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MITIC)","text":"MITIC joined CONACYT, UNESCO and the EU to embed AI fundamentals for the public sector in \"Fundamentos de la Inteligencia Artificial para el sector público\", readying officials from multiple agencies for ethical, strategic tech use. A fresh cohort joined this government AI training in May 2026.","date":"2026-03-19","source":"https://dplnews.com/paraguay-inicio-capacitacion-en-inteligencia-artificial-para-fortalecer-su-implementacion-etica-en-el-sector-publico/"},{"kind":"regulation","industry":"Government & Public Sector","region":"Paraguay","org":"Dirección Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria (Dinavisa)","text":"A new Strategic Work Unit now guides AI regulation in health surveillance at Paraguay's Dinavisa, formed under Resolution 047/2026. Officials there will produce guidelines, weigh potential hazards against opportunities, and float pilot schemes, keeping artificial intelligence in regulatory processes strictly advisory rather than a substitute for human decision-making.","date":"2026-02-11","source":"https://lexlatin.com/entrevistas/resolucion-0472026-paraguay-inteligencia-artificial"},{"kind":"deployment","industry":"Retail & Consumer","region":"Paraguay","role":"Marketing professional, HR professional, customer service agent","org":"Tupi S.A.","text":"AI in retail operations now covers marketing, HR and collections at Tupi, a Paraguayan e-commerce firm. Google Performance Max lifted results 50 per cent, hitting 300 per cent ROI on one push; hiring software sifts psychological tests and forms into a shortlist. A collections chatbot settles 80 per cent of queries and runs payments unattended, marking an AI-driven retail business shift.","date":"2025-12-13","source":"https://www.forbes.com.py/summit/tupi-transforma-inteligencia-artificial-n83301"},{"kind":"deployment","industry":"Government & Public Sector","region":"Paraguay","role":"Public procurement officer","org":"Dirección Nacional de Contrataciones Públicas (DNCP)","text":"Spotting irregular bids, forecasting risk, and fielding public queries via chatbot: Paraguay's National Directorate of Public Procurement (DNCP) now runs AI in government procurement. Klaus Pistilli cited this AI tender anomaly detection work at the AILA workshop.","date":"2025-11-19","source":"https://dplnews.com/paraguay-viceministro-pistilli-destaca-avances-en-ia-durante-apertura-del-taller-aila/"},{"kind":"deployment","industry":"Agriculture & Food","region":"Paraguay","role":"Farmers and agricultural producers","org":"Agencia Espacial del Paraguay (AEP)","text":"Small and medium growers in Paraguay gained a new AI in agriculture resource on 12 November 2025, when Paraguay Space Agency (AEP) unveiled Guaraní Insights: satellite readings on crop health and water stress from public imagery. Three phone-screen buttons unlock cloud-processed precision farming output built on a four-year archive, sharpening irrigation, pest alerts and harvest scheduling.","date":"2025-11-12","source":"https://www.rdn.com.py/2025/11/12/guarani-insights-tecnologia-satelital-para-el-agro-paraguayo/"},{"kind":"deployment","industry":"Healthcare & Life Sciences","region":"Paraguay","role":"Biomedical researcher, doctor","org":"Centro de Ingeniería para la Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación Tecnológica (CIDIT)","text":"Doctors, scientists and pharma firms can now use two biomedical AI tools, CoFar and ProteIA, free of charge, courtesy of CIDIT, a Paraguayan research centre. CoFar predicts likely clashes and side effects when drugs are mixed, whereas ProteIA employs machine learning on protein interactions to further disease and treatment research — part of a wider AI-based biomedical research push.","date":"2025-10-23","source":"https://www.lanacion.com.py/pais/2025/10/23/lanzan-ia-paraguaya-que-evita-combinacion-peligrosa-de-medicamentos/"},{"kind":"deployment","industry":"Transport & Logistics","region":"Paraguay","role":"Delivery driver","org":"Plub","text":"Plub, a Paraguayan grocery platform, runs AI-powered logistics for grocery delivery via Shipsy's transportation system, hitting 30-minute drop-offs. An order-clubbing engine adds AI-driven delivery routing, lifting rider output and cutting fuel use. Warehouse software targets 100% inventory accuracy and less waste, company-stated goals, not independently verified.","date":"2025-08-21","source":"https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/paraguays-plub-partners-with-shipsy-to-power-the-next-wave-of-ai-driven-grocery-logistics-302535583.html"},{"kind":"deployment","industry":"Government & Public Sector","region":"Paraguay","role":"Police officer","org":"Policía Nacional de Paraguay","text":"Nearly 1,100 AI-powered security cameras will go live across Asunción and Ciudad del Este, part of a deal Paraguay's National Police struck with South Korea. Commissioner Hernán Escobar described a system built to spot irregularities within footage on its own, prompting officers before problems escalate. Officials plan a two-stage rollout, targeting completion of the first stage by the end of 2025, forming an AI video surveillance system for both cities.","date":"2025-07-09","source":"https://www.hoy.com.py/nacionales/2025/07/09/camaras-911-con-inteligencia-artificial-fortaleceran-la-seguridad"},{"kind":"regulation","industry":"Government & Public Sector","region":"Paraguay","org":"Senate of Paraguay","text":"Senator Basilio Núñez wants the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies (MITIC) enforcing fresh Paraguay AI regulation under a bill that would also launch a National Registry of AI Systems. Fairness, openness and privacy guide its draft code, grading machine-learning tools by hazard tier along lines the European Union already follows. Lawmakers keep reviewing the text.","date":"2025-05-08","source":"https://silpy.congreso.gov.py/web/expediente/142635"},{"kind":"deployment","industry":"Healthcare & Life Sciences","region":"Paraguay","role":"Triage nurse, healthcare professional","org":"Grupo NIC (Vitalics)","text":"Grupo NIC's Vitalics gives Paraguay its first automated AI triage booth, scanning blood pressure, temperature and heart rate before an AI-guided questionnaire flags next steps and drafts a preliminary report. Running 24/7, it targets shorter hospital queues and wider primary healthcare reach via this self-service AI health kiosk.","date":"2025-04-25","source":"https://foco.lanacion.com.py/2025/04/25/paraguay-innova-en-salud-con-la-primera-cabina-de-triaje-automatizado/"}]}