Thirtieth Ibero-American Summit meets at Madrid, where the UN Secretary-General calls for artificial intelligence that carries many voices

5 November 2026

The 30th Ibero-American Summit was held at Madrid, and the United Nations Secretary-General addressed it.
He said artificial intelligence should reflect many voices and not be shaped by a handful of companies.
He also urged more arts and humanities in education so that students build critical thinking.
The summit brings together the Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries of Latin America and Europe.
The first such summit was held at Guadalajara in Mexico 35 years ago.
The Secretary-General called Ibero-America a cultural superpower rather than a military or economic one.
He had himself hosted the summit at Porto 28 years ago, and used the Madrid address to bid farewell at the end of his ten-year term.