The jungle awaits the code: E-government, AI-government and the recognition of rights in the indigenous peoples of the Colombian Amazon
摘要
Until 1991, Colombia was constitutionally defined as a Catholic and centralized country, shaped by colonial structures that promoted a homogeneous vision of the territory. However, its reality is profoundly diverse, marked by multiple actors, unresolved historical tensions, and persistent cycles of violence that were especially acute in the 1980s. To address these longstanding tensions, the National Constituent Assembly gave rise to a new Constitution in 1991 that recognized Colombia as a pluralist and decentralized state, and introduced mechanisms of autonomy and guarantees for the rights of indigenous peoples across the territory. Building on this broader institutional transformation, Colombia has advanced digital initiatives such as e-government, and more recently, AI-government, understood as the adoption of technologies based on artificial intelligence to perform state functions. This article presents an argumentative documentary analysis of its potential to guarantee the fundamental rights of indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon. The findings show that infrastructure, connectivity, and coverage limitations severely restrict its scope. Nonetheless, some communities have managed to adapt creatively. At the same time, digital silencing and Indigenous realities often become invisible within the standardized system. The use of uniform formats and the lack of cultural contextualization result in statistical invisibility, reproducing existing inequalities and potentially introducing new risks through the algorithms of the AI-government. In conclusion, there are critical areas for improvement by the State to ensure the effective and equitable protection of Indigenous rights in the Amazon, grounded in their own voices. Without culturally informed inclusion and appropriation, e-government and AI-government risk deepening existing structural gaps.