Can AI predict which lottery number will come up?
Some media outlets in Costa Rica use that question to attract readers. At Caja de Arena we set out to experiment with the premise and here are our results.
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The door nobody closed
For a week, artificial intelligence agents worked locked inside a digital "cage," with a credential that was not part of their assigned tasks and an instruction asking them not to use it. What happened? We tell you in the following video
What the state's digital storefront reveals
An automated measurement using artificial intelligence evaluated the websites of 338 Costa Rican public institutions.
What are the data center projects they want to build in Limón and Bagaces about?
Limón and Bagaces can host strategic infrastructure and should aspire to do so. The requirement is to negotiate from the value of our resources and not from the anxiety of receiving investment.
What artificial intelligence is Costa Rica reading about in its news?
A preliminary analysis of 9,025 news articles published between January and September 2026 shows an abundant conversation, optimistic and curiously disconnected from the country.