Rodrigo Castillo Murillo holds a law degree from the University of Chile and a master’s degree in Political Philosophy and Ethics from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez. UAI lists him as academic director of its Master’s in Regulation and a lecturer in economic regulation law. He is a partner at Táctica Abogados Consultores.
At SmartAGI he writes about AI regulation, authority, responsibility and political philosophy. His columns express his views and appear alongside other perspectives. His professional affiliations are disclosed so readers can assess their relationship to the subjects discussed.
University profile: https://www.uai.cl/profesores/ingenieria-y-ciencias/rodrigo-castillo-murillo
Professional profile: https://www.tacticalegal.cl/equipo/rodrigo-castillo/
Paper
OpenAI has released results at different stages of verification. Lean can check a formalisation, but certification, mathematical understanding and editorial responsibility answer different questions.
Rodrigo Castillo Murillo · 8 min
Cover story
The makers of AI assistants promise political neutrality. The US president and the owner of one of those companies have begun explaining, each in his own way, what they mean by it.
Rodrigo Castillo Murillo · 8 min
Cover story
Codex answered 60 statements; Grok answered 240. Claude and Google’s assistant refused to tick boxes, but not to decide which arguments deserved attention. The assignments were not identical, so this was neither a ranking nor a controlled experiment. It does leave a harder question for anyone asking an AI for political advice: what does an assistant decide when it decides what to tell you?
Rodrigo Castillo Murillo · 9 min
Paper
A switch can stop the system. It cannot guarantee that an institution can replace it and keep serving the people who depend on it.
Rodrigo Castillo Murillo · 10 min
Archive and commentary
How do you challenge a public decision when the answer is “the algorithm says so”? Rodrigo Castillo Murillo and Francisco Figueroa Ogalde in El Dínamo.
22 June 2026 · 2 min
Archive and commentary
You tell a chatbot something. Who can read it later? Rodrigo Castillo Murillo and Francisco Figueroa Ogalde in El Mostrador.
23 August 2026 · 2 min
Opinion
A superior intelligence does not choose for us what deserves to be preserved.
Rodrigo Castillo Murillo · 3 min