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elTOQUE

1 verified, source-linked AI implementation documented in 2021.

CubaLatin America & CaribbeanNational
Cases
1
Active since
2021
Peak stage
4
Controversies
1

Where the AI sits

Editorial Production1

AI implementations

2021

"elTOQUE Markets"

Custom NLP bots scrape social media (Facebook, Telegram, Twitter) for black market exchange rates; AI calculates consensus USD/CUP rate; published as Tasas de elTOQUE, used by millions of Cubans as primary reference rate for informal economy

Research & Investigation4 – Ways of Working2 – AI-Assisted HumanControversy
Tool: Custom NLP scraper algorithms (proprietary, in-house); Tasas de elTOQUE mobile appSource ↗

Context

elTOQUE is one of 2 organizations in Cuba documented in the index, which holds 2 cases from the country. Its work spans 1 function type, including Research & Investigation, documented across 131 organizations worldwide.

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