Get you up to speed: AI Candidate Gaitana Aims for Indigenous Seat in Colombia’s 2026 Elections
An artificial intelligence called Gaitana will participate as an independent candidate in Colombia’s legislative elections on March 8, 2026, aiming for a seat reserved for Indigenous communities. The initiative is led by Carlos Redondo Rincón, a member of the Zenú people, and Alba Rincón, with Gaitana’s policy platform based on the views of over 10,000 online users.
An artificial intelligence named Gaitana is running in Colombia’s legislative elections scheduled for March 8, 2026, aiming for a seat reserved for Indigenous communities. According to Carlos Redondo Rincón and Alba Rincón, the initiative is based on policy input from over 10,000 online users. For legal reasons, a human candidate is registered, with Gaitana acting as their digital representative; however, only the designation “AI” will appear on the ballot.
Gaitana, an AI avatar representing an independent candidate in Colombia’s upcoming legislative elections, will appear on the ballot on March 8, 2026, as a candidate for one of the seats reserved for Indigenous communities. The initiative, led by Carlos Redondo Rincón and Alba Rincón, aims to create a new form of ‘digital democracy’ by proposing legislative ideas put forward for virtual voting by citizens. Gaitana’s policy platform is informed by the insights of over 10,000 online users.
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Gaitana wants to revolutionise politics in Colombia (Picture: Raul ARBOLEDA / AFP via Getty Images)
Dissatisfied voters have often wondered if a robot could do a better job than their elected politicians.
Now Colombians have a chance to find out for sure.
An AI avatar has entered the Latin American country’s 2026 congressional elections, due to be held on March 8.
The bot, called ‘Gaitana’, is aiming to win one of the seats reserved for the Indigenous communities.
The AI politician is certainly intimidating (Picture: @gaitana_ia)
The blue figure, with an artificially generated voice, is pumping out election material on social media.
For legal reasons, there is a human candidate registered on the electoral roll, with Gaitana acting as their digital representative.
But only the name ‘AI’ will appear on the ballot paper.
The AI politician is positioning itself as an ‘environmentalist’ and ‘animal rights advocate’.
The initiative is being spearheaded by Carlos Redondo Rincón, a membner of the Zenú people, and Alba Rincón.
They say their robot’s policy platform is drawn from the views of more than 10,000 online users.
The idea behind the iniative is to kickstart a new form of ‘digital democracy’.
This would see legislative proposals put to virtual voting by citizens before being presented to parliament.
The name ‘Gaitana’ references a 16th-century Indigenous leader who resisted Spanish colonisation.
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