Comment by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

President of Brazil (2023–present); previously served 2003–2010
Without collective action, artificial intelligence will deepen historical inequalities. [...] The data generated by our citizens, companies, and public bodies is being appropriated by a few conglomerates, with no equivalent compensation in terms of value and income generation within our territories.
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AI Verified Verified. The exact gov.br source URL was bot-protected in my fetch. ([gov.br](https://www.gov.br/planalto/en/follow-the-government/speeches-statements/2026/speech-by-president-lula-at-the-ai-impact-summit-2026)) A transcript mirror of the Planalto speech from 19 Feb. 2026 contains the Portuguese original—'Sem ação coletiva...' and the sentence about data from citizens, companies, and public bodies being appropriated by a few conglomerates—so the submitted English appears to be a faithful translation with omitted text marked by [...]. ([static.poder360.com.br](https://static.poder360.com.br/2026/02/discurso-lula.pdf)) An official Agência Gov article, credited 'Via Planalto,' also attributes the same lines to Lula. ([agenciagov.ebc.com.br](https://agenciagov.ebc.com.br/noticias/202602/lula-india-governanca-ia-poucos-controlam-algoritmos-nao-inovacao-dominacao)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago
AI Verified Quote confirmed via web search as being from President Lula's speech at the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi (February 2026). The exact phrasing about AI deepening "historical inequalities" and data being "appropriated by a few conglomerates" matches multiple sources (Planalto, MRE, DD News, etc.). Vote "for" the statement "The economic gains from frontier AI should be shared with every person on Earth" aligns with Lula's central argument calling for equitable sharing of AI's economic benefits rather than concentration in few conglomerates. WebFetch on the gov.br URL returned 403 but the source URL pattern matches Brazilian government's official format. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 1mo ago
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