AI in Peru's news media
13 verified, source-linked AI implementations across 7 news organizations, 2020–2025.
Latin America and the Caribbean2020–2025
Compared with the global pattern, Research & Investigation accounts for 23% of cases here against 10% worldwide; and Editorial Workflow & Writing Assistance accounts for 23% of cases here against 17% worldwide.
What AI is used for — and how that differs
Peruworldwide sharepp = percentage-point difference
Research & Investigation3+13pp
Editorial Workflow & Writing Assistance3+7pp
AI Avatars / Synthetic Presenters1+5pp
Transcription & Translation1+5pp
Advertising & Ad Operations1+7pp
Multimedia & Visual Production1+4pp
Verification & Fact-Checking1+0pp
Talent Development & Upskilling1+1pp
Content Production & Automation1-7pp
How far adoption has gone
1 – Access2
2 – Adoption8
3 – Proficiency3
4 – Ways of Working0
5 – Reorganizing0
Who is adopting
Funding: Own budget (6), Media dev org (3), Public broadcaster / state media (2), Tech company (other) (1)
Notable cases
Speed-to-learn partnership with Perplexity AI: El Comercio gains access to AI tools, design support and training in exchange for content access rather than direct financial payment; outlet views early adoption experience as strategic advantage amid fast-moving AI landscape and limited negotiating leverage with tech giants
Editorial Workflow & Writing Assistance2 – Adoption
Illariy AI avatar (originally created at UNMSM) adopted by state news agency Agencia Andina for weekly bilingual news program "Illariywan Yachariy" in Quechua and Spanish; also covers Quechua teaching content on TikTok and APEC coverage (2024); trademark registered with Indecopi January 2025
AI Avatars / Synthetic Presenters2 – Adoption
Illary: AI-generated synthetic news presenter for the university news programme who speaks Quechua; created to introduce linguistic diversity and representation of indigenous languages in broadcast media
Content Production & Automation2 – Adoption
Staff participation in JournalismAI Academy for Latin America cohort 2025 — programme on building AI-powered editorial strategies and newsroom solutions;" initiative by LSE Polis and Google News Initiative
Talent Development & Upskilling1 – Access
Using AI to reveal illegal narco-trafficking airstrips deep in the Amazon
Research & Investigation2 – Adoption
ChatGPT API integrated into internal newsroom system via API connector to improve quality and efficiency of news writing
Editorial Workflow & Writing Assistance3 – Proficiency
Elsewhere in Latin America and the Caribbean
Data from
J·Index, the Journalism AI Index —
every case verified against a published source. See the
methodological note for how cases are collected and coded.
Updated 2026-07-23.