Overview

• CloudHQ confirmed a $4.8 billion plan to build six hyperscale data centers in Querétaro, with reports citing more than 7,200 construction jobs, 900 permanent roles and university partnerships tied to the campus.
• Despite widespread testing, INEGI reports that only about 0.5% of Mexico’s 5.4 million economic units use AI, and a separate survey finds just 1% of firms have the maturity to implement it effectively.
• Specialists identify low‑quality, fragmented data as the chief technical hurdle, with one analysis estimating only 3% of organizational data meets basic AI standards, and recommend human‑in‑the‑loop deployments to boost trust and outcomes.
• A legal expert forecasts a significant rise in AI‑related litigation across Latin America in 2026, highlighting the need for privacy, transparency and compliance roles to adapt corporate governance and policy.
• Google.org announced $2 million to expand AI education in Mexico, including a year of free access to Google AI Pro for students, 89,000 new scholarships with the SEP and training programs aimed at upskilling SMEs.