Spanish Government approves a regulation of AI to ensure its reliable, ethical and guaranteed use

Published at: 26/05/2026 09:01 PM

The Council of Ministers on May 26 approved the draft Organic Law for the good use and governance of artificial intelligence (AI). As explained by the Minister for Digital Transformation and Public Service, Óscar López, the standard develops the European regulation on this matter, adapting it to the national framework.

The regulation of artificial intelligence “is one of the main current debates around the world, since the development of this technology affects the present and future of employment, energy, cybersecurity, the development of minors and democracies themselves, among other fields. The minister thanked the contribution to that debate of the last papal encyclical, which defends a vision of humanistic artificial intelligence that respects human rights”.

Óscar López has also rejected the dichotomy between regulation and competitiveness. “Spain is one of the leaders in the adoption of AI, according to reports such as that of Stanford University or that of the company Microsoft: it has two artificial intelligence factories, leading companies in this field, a national strategy in which 1.5 billion euros have been invested and a public and open AI language model (ALIA),” he said.

“At the same time, Spain is the most advanced country in the world in regulating AI to create a “reliable model” that protects the rights of citizens, according to the minister. López stressed that Spain promoted the first European regulation of AI, approved a Charter of Digital Rights, launched the Digital Rights Observatory, was the first country in Europe to develop a state agency for oversight of AI and hosted the opening meeting of the first scientific panel on AI constituted by the United Nations,” said López.

The standard also determines how to articulate the governance of test environments ('sandbox') and establishes measures to make it easier for AI providers to comply with legislation.

Mazo News Team