Overview

• Nearly half of Mexico’s population has adopted generative AI tools for everything from routine tasks to personal companionship, fueling notable productivity gains
• Enterprise use lags at about 12.5 percent, well below the Latin American average, as businesses lack strategic integration and national guidance
• Experts warn that workplace roles are rapidly evolving and call for investment in human-centric skills and innovation leadership to manage technological fatigue
• Researchers link overreliance on AI to collective IQ declines and growing social isolation as users increasingly personify chatbots as friends
• Authorities and industry voices are pressing for reskilling programs, data governance frameworks and ethics guidelines to counter escalating AI-enabled cybercrime