Florida GOP stalls DeSantis’ AI-regulation push during special session
TL;DR
Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez blocked Gov. DeSantis’ attempt to regulate AI in a special session, leaving the bill unfiled and the Senate’s bipartisan AI measure unconsidered. The move keeps DeSantis’ national AI skepticism in the spotlight while he argues for federal action, highlighting a split within his party and broad concerns about AI expansion and its impact on children and jobs.
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