Argentina Proposes "Non-Human Corporations" and Repeals Biotech Restrictions to Unshackle AI
President Javier Milei's administration is aggressively moving forward with its plans to establish Argentina as a global haven for completely unregulated artificial intelligence.
Loosening Biotech Patent Rules
In a major step aligning with its broader technological deregulation push, the Argentine government officially repealed Resolution 283/15 on June 19, 2026. This regulation had previously restricted the patenting of biotechnological developments within Argentina.
Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni announced the move on X:
"The National Government repealed Resolution 283/15, which restricted the patenting of biotechnological developments in Argentina... The measure aligns the country with international standards and will enable the attraction of investments and new technologies to the production sector, especially the agricultural one." — Argentina loosens biotech patent rules after world-first AI-run corporation proposal
By establishing a clearer, more predictable intellectual property environment, the administration aims to foster biotechnological innovation alongside its AI deregulation efforts.
The "Non-Human Corporation" Proposal
The biotech deregulation follows a groundbreaking draft bill submitted to the Argentine Congress earlier in June 2026. Developed by President Milei and Deregulation Minister Federico Sturzenegger, the legislation proposes a brand-new legal category: non-human corporations.
Under this framework, autonomous AI agents and robots would be granted limited liability, enabling them to:
- Own assets,
- Enter into contracts, and
- Operate business entities independently without mandatory human oversight.
The administration's vision is to leverage low corporate tax rates, minimal regulatory constraints, and robust intellectual property protections to position Buenos Aires as the global hub for autonomous AI capitalism.
As Milei famously stated, the goal is to let "AI fully thrive freely without the deadly hand of premature and poorly understood regulation," predicting that AI will free humanity from the constraints of the human brain just as the industrial revolution freed us from human muscle.
While Congress has yet to vote on the final passage of the "non-human corporation" bill, the repeal of Resolution 283/15 signals that the administration is actively dismantling regulatory barriers to pave the way for high-tech investment.