Florida Gov. Unveils Proposal for AI Bill of Rights, Data Center Protections
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) presented a proposal Thursday that would establish an AI Bill of Rights to protect consumers. He additionally offered a plan to keep state residents from paying for Hyperscale AI Data Centers and to enfranchise local governments to reject their development.
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The AI Bill of Rights would provide consumers with a host of protections, including prohibiting state and local governments from using Chinese-created AI tools like DeepSeek; requiring a notice for consumers when they are interacting with AI, like a company chatbot; ensuring data inputted to AI is private and secure; and prohibiting companies from the sale or share of personally identifiable information to third parties.
The proposed AI legislation is aimed at protecting "Floridians’ privacy, security, and quality of life,” said DeSantis in a release. “Our AI proposal will establish an Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights to define and safeguard Floridians’ rights -- including data privacy, parental controls, consumer protections, and restrictions on AI use of an individual’s name, image or likeness without consent.”
The governor's office also released a one-page informational document on the proposals.