AI Economy

Evidence-based insights on how AI is reshaping Brazil’s economy, regulation, jobs, and global competitiveness.

A meticulously organized AI research workspace centered on an ultra-wide, bezel-less monitor displaying complex neural network diagrams, charts, and code in Portuguese. The monitor sits on a slim, matte-black desk with a brushed aluminum finish, accompanied by a minimalist keyboard and a single closed notebook with a subtle FIIB-style logo. Behind, a floor-to-ceiling window reveals a softly blurred Brazilian city skyline with contemporary high-rises. Natural late-afternoon light streams in, balanced by a cool desk lamp, creating gentle contrast and crisp reflections on the desktop. The atmosphere is focused and professional, ideal for advanced AI learning. Shot from a three-quarter angle at desk height, with shallow depth of field isolating the workspace, in a clean, modern photographic aesthetic.

Publications

Research Fellows

A large, high-resolution digital map of Brazil displayed on a wall-filling transparent screen, each region subtly highlighted with different shades of blue and emerald green, overlaid with glowing AI data nodes and connecting lines. The screen stands in a minimalist, glass-walled innovation lab featuring polished concrete floors and discreet built-in LED floor lighting. Soft, cool overhead light blends with the gentle glow from the screen, casting faint reflections on the floor. The mood is strategic and visionary, emphasizing national-scale AI transformation. Captured from a slightly elevated angle with the map framed by clean architectural lines, the composition uses the rule of thirds and photographic realism to suggest Brazil’s emerging AI intelligence economy.

Aarav Sharma

A futuristic AI learning environment featuring neatly arranged autonomous mobile robots, each with smooth white casings, subtle blue LED accents, and visible sensor arrays, positioned on a polished light-gray floor with grid markings. Around them, large wall-mounted displays show Portuguese-language AI course modules and real-time performance graphs. Overhead, linear LED fixtures cast even, neutral light that highlights the robots’ curves and smooth textures without harsh shadows. The scene feels structured, professional, and experimental, emphasizing hands-on AI education. Captured from a low-angle, wide-lens perspective to make the robots appear prominent in the foreground, with the instructional displays slightly out of focus behind them. The photographic realism and precise composition communicate technological sophistication and rigorous training.

Mateo García

A meticulously organized AI research workspace centered on an ultra-wide, bezel-less monitor displaying complex neural network diagrams, charts, and code in Portuguese. The monitor sits on a slim, matte-black desk with a brushed aluminum finish, accompanied by a minimalist keyboard and a single closed notebook with a subtle FIIB-style logo. Behind, a floor-to-ceiling window reveals a softly blurred Brazilian city skyline with contemporary high-rises. Natural late-afternoon light streams in, balanced by a cool desk lamp, creating gentle contrast and crisp reflections on the desktop. The atmosphere is focused and professional, ideal for advanced AI learning. Shot from a three-quarter angle at desk height, with shallow depth of field isolating the workspace, in a clean, modern photographic aesthetic.

Zuri Ndlovu

A large, high-resolution digital map of Brazil displayed on a wall-filling transparent screen, each region subtly highlighted with different shades of blue and emerald green, overlaid with glowing AI data nodes and connecting lines. The screen stands in a minimalist, glass-walled innovation lab featuring polished concrete floors and discreet built-in LED floor lighting. Soft, cool overhead light blends with the gentle glow from the screen, casting faint reflections on the floor. The mood is strategic and visionary, emphasizing national-scale AI transformation. Captured from a slightly elevated angle with the map framed by clean architectural lines, the composition uses the rule of thirds and photographic realism to suggest Brazil’s emerging AI intelligence economy.

Leila Haddad

A futuristic AI learning environment featuring neatly arranged autonomous mobile robots, each with smooth white casings, subtle blue LED accents, and visible sensor arrays, positioned on a polished light-gray floor with grid markings. Around them, large wall-mounted displays show Portuguese-language AI course modules and real-time performance graphs. Overhead, linear LED fixtures cast even, neutral light that highlights the robots’ curves and smooth textures without harsh shadows. The scene feels structured, professional, and experimental, emphasizing hands-on AI education. Captured from a low-angle, wide-lens perspective to make the robots appear prominent in the foreground, with the instructional displays slightly out of focus behind them. The photographic realism and precise composition communicate technological sophistication and rigorous training.

AI Impact Themes

A meticulously organized AI research workspace centered on an ultra-wide, bezel-less monitor displaying complex neural network diagrams, charts, and code in Portuguese. The monitor sits on a slim, matte-black desk with a brushed aluminum finish, accompanied by a minimalist keyboard and a single closed notebook with a subtle FIIB-style logo. Behind, a floor-to-ceiling window reveals a softly blurred Brazilian city skyline with contemporary high-rises. Natural late-afternoon light streams in, balanced by a cool desk lamp, creating gentle contrast and crisp reflections on the desktop. The atmosphere is focused and professional, ideal for advanced AI learning. Shot from a three-quarter angle at desk height, with shallow depth of field isolating the workspace, in a clean, modern photographic aesthetic.