Latin America stands out globally for its high level of AI optimism. According to the Google and Ipsos " Our Life with AI" report , excitement in Mexico (69%), Brazil (61%), and Argentina (58%) significantly outpaces that of the Global North. This optimism is translating into action as AI is already tackling some of Latin America’s most complex challenges, including making governments more efficient and effective. We are seeing this in Brazil , where the federal tax authority uses Gemini on Google Cloud to automate baggage screening at Guarulhos Airport, freeing officers to focus on high-risk cases; and in Mexico , where the Auditoría Superior de la Federación (ASF) used Google’s AI tools to reduce audit times from 10 months to mere minutes. Today, during the World Bank and IDB Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., we’re sharing three new initiatives, developed in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), to help advance AI adoption and digital transformation across Latin America.…