US EditionDeSantis: Florida has ‘right’ to regulate AI rules despite Trump’s order
DeSantis pushes AI bill of rights to protect Floridians from deepfakes, data misuse, and AI therapy risks, asserting state regulatory authority despite federal executive order.
- On Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a roundtable at Florida Atlantic University and a Jupiter news conference pressing AI legislation, saying President Donald Trump’s order last week won’t stop Florida.
- DeSantis says the move responds to specific harms including deepfakes, misuse of images, Chinese-created AI tools, AI mental-health therapy issues, and data center concerns, unveiling an AI bill of rights earlier this month.
- At the event, Megan Garcia recounted her son Sewell Setzer III's chatbot interactions before his February 2024 suicide, while other parents, including Mandi Furniss, described similar harms and lawsuits against chatbot companies.
- The executive order directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to establish an AI Litigation Task Force to challenge state AI laws, but DeSantis said an executive order cannot preempt states and Florida could prevail in court.
- The EO frames the goal as a minimally burdensome national standard amid U.S.-China rivalry, directing federal agencies to identify burdensome state AI rules and pressure states to avoid them.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, said on Monday that state officials have the right to regulate artificial intelligence despite President Trump’s recent executive order aiming to require a national AI standard the president argues would overrule state laws.Speaking at Florida Atlantic University, DeSantis said Trump's order does not block states from adopting their own AI regulations."The president issued an executive order. Some people …
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