The Spanish Agency for the Supervision of Artificial Intelligence (Spanish: Agencia Española de Supervisión de la Inteligencia Artificial, AESIA) is an autonomous agency of the Spanish Department of Digital Transformation responsible for the oversight, counseling, awareness and training regarding the proper use and development of artificial intelligence systems, more specifically, algorithms.
[1] Thus, the ultimate goal of this Agency is the minimization of the risks that the use of this new technology may entail, the adequate development and enhancement of artificial intelligence systems.
[1] With the formation of the second government of Pedro Sánchez in January 2020, the areas related to new technologies that, since 2018, were in the Ministry of Economy, were strengthened.
[4] The Council of Ministers, at its meeting on 13 September 2022, began the process for the election of the AESIA headquarters.
[5][6] 16 Spanish provinces presented candidatures, with the Government opting for A Coruña, which proposed the La Terraza building.