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Milei's $25B Patagonia AI Hub Deal Stalls, Sparks Ethics Clash

6/27/2026

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President Javier Milei announced a $25 billion deal with OpenAI, Sam Altman and Sur Energía to build an AI data centre in Patagonia, but the project has not progressed.
Milei publicly clashed with historian Yuval Noah Harari over granting legal personhood to AI agents and non-human corporations.
Critics say Milei’s full AI deregulation could sacrifice Argentina’s geographic and industrial advantages and weaken democratic oversight.

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President Javier Milei announced a $25 billion deal with OpenAI, Sam Altman and Sur Energía to build an AI data centre in Patagonia, but the project has not progressed.
Milei publicly clashed with historian Yuval Noah Harari over granting legal personhood to AI agents and non-human corporations.
Critics say Milei’s full AI deregulation could sacrifice Argentina’s geographic and industrial advantages and weaken democratic oversight.