Mexico SECIHTI Unveils 10 Principles for Ethical AI Deployment

The Ministry of Science, Humanities, Technology, and Innovation (SECIHTI) presented the Chapultepec Principles, ten normative guidelines designed to establish the ethical and governance criteria for artificial intelligence regulation within Mexico.

The implementation of this framework addresses the requirement to oversee technology that directly affects social structures and fundamental rights. Rosaura Ruiz Gutiérrez, Minister, SECIHTI, says the creation of these guidelines follows the premise that technical neutrality does not exist in the development of complex systems.

“Technological advances are never socially neutral. AI represents one of the most relevant scientific and technological developments of our time,” says Ruiz, noting that without adequate guidelines, these tools can reproduce or deepen inequalities, generate new forms of discrimination, and affect fundamental rights.

This announcement identifies critical risks associated with data processing and decision automation, such as algorithmic bias and opacity in deep learning models. The initiative seeks to mitigate inequality gaps through guiding principles that demand a responsible regulatory framework. According to authorities, AI only possesses strategic value if its implementation generates population welfare and ensures that the right to information is not compromised by automation mechanisms.

Ruiz presented the ten principles of the Declaration:

• AI should expand rights, never reduce them.

• Every decision supported by AI must have human accountability, based on clear institutional frameworks.

•  If a decision cannot be explained, it should not be automated.

•  AI is best governed when decisions are made collectively.

• AI is only valuable if it generates well-being for people.

• Before automating, it is necessary to understand who and what it affects.

• Strategic technology must respond to the needs of the country.

• The development of AI requires strengthening education and knowledge in the country.

• AI cannot be alien to the cultural and linguistic diversity of the country.

• Data is a public good that must be handled responsibly.

The federal administration plans to open a national debate to determine the legal nature of the regulatory framework. Ruiz says the objective is to reach a technical standard or a robust law that integrates perspectives among the technology sector, academia, and civil society. This consultation process seeks to balance technological innovation with legal certainty by evaluating impacts before proceeding with the automation of critical processes.

Public oversight will extend to state institutions and private corporations, under the premise that innovation must remain coherent with human dignity and the common good. 

The document was prepared in collaboration with the digital transformation and telecommunications agency, led by Jose Antonio Peña Merino, Minster, Digital Transformation and Telecommunications Agency focused on AI deployment in Mexico City, transitioning toward institutionalization.

The presentation of the ten principles took place in the Jaime Torres Bodet Auditorium at the Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. The event, held Jan. 29, 2026, formalized the start of discussions on how to ethically approach AI from a public perspective and one that protects human and social rights.