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DeSantis convenes roundtable, urges Florida'led AI safeguards to protect children
Summary
At a Tallahassee roundtable, Governor DeSantis and experts pressed for state safeguards for consumer-facing AI, citing parental testimony about chatbot harms and outlining Senate proposals on deepfakes, parental controls, labeling and data protections.
Governor DeSantis convened a roundtable in Tallahassee to press for state-level safeguards on consumer-facing artificial intelligence, saying the technology is advancing faster than protections and that Florida must act to protect children.
DeSantis said the state'level measures he supports would focus on transparency and child safety while avoiding corporate subsidies for large AI data centers that could raise costs for ratepayers. He described a set of principles including keeping "humans in charge," requiring an "off switch," and holding companies accountable for harms.
The governor outlined provisions under consideration in the Florida Senate:…
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