Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\tArtificial intelligence is increasingly part of everyday life, from chatbots answering questions to ads on social media and tools used at work and home. Now, Florida leaders say it\u2019s time to set boundaries.State Sen. Tom Leek, a Republican from Volusia County, filed a proposal he calls an AI Bill of Rights, aimed at protecting consumers, especially children, from harmful or misleading uses of AI. The measure, Senate Bill 482, would take effect July 1, 2026, if passed.Among the bill\u2019s key provisions:AI chatbots would be required to clearly disclose they are not human.Parents would have increased control over how AI interacts with their children, including the ability to monitor, restrict, or disable their child\u2019s AI accounts.Floridians would have the right to sue if AI uses their name, image, or likeness without permission, including in commercial or political content. Gov. Ron DeSantis has recently raised concerns about the risks of rapidly expanding AI, including the massive data centers required to power these platforms.\u201cWe do have a responsibility that this technology is ethical and reinforces our values as Floridians and Americans, and certainly we shouldn\u2019t greenlight anything that is going to displace human beings,\u201d DeSantis said. \u201cI think that artificial intelligence and what\u2019s being pushed requires some thoughtfulness, and we have every right and duty to channel that in a way that is going to benefit our people and not in ways that will be harmful.\u201dLawmakers convene Jan. 13 for the next regular, 60-day session. Leek said the bill will be part of early debates over how the state handles AI, privacy, and child safety.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Artificial intelligence is increasingly part of everyday life, from chatbots answering questions to ads on social media and tools used at work and home. Now, Florida leaders say it\u2019s time to set boundaries.<\/p>\n
State Sen. Tom Leek, a Republican from Volusia County, filed a proposal he calls an AI Bill of Rights, aimed at protecting consumers, especially children, from harmful or misleading uses of AI. <\/p>\n
The measure, Senate Bill 482, would take effect July 1, 2026, if passed.<\/p>\n
Among the bill\u2019s key provisions:<\/p>\n
AI chatbots would be required to clearly disclose they are not human.Parents would have increased control over how AI interacts with their children, including the ability to monitor, restrict, or disable their child\u2019s AI accounts.Floridians would have the right to sue if AI uses their name, image, or likeness without permission, including in commercial or political content. <\/p>\n
Gov. Ron DeSantis has recently raised concerns about the risks of rapidly expanding AI, including the massive data centers required to power these platforms.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do have a responsibility that this technology is ethical and reinforces our values as Floridians and Americans, and certainly we shouldn\u2019t greenlight anything that is going to displace human beings,\u201d DeSantis said. \u201cI think that artificial intelligence and what\u2019s being pushed requires some thoughtfulness, and we have every right and duty to channel that in a way that is going to benefit our people and not in ways that will be harmful.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lawmakers convene Jan. 13 for the next regular, 60-day session. Leek said the bill will be part of early debates over how the state handles AI, privacy, and child safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"COUNTY IS PUSHING FOR NEW RULES ON HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS USED HERE IN FLORIDA. THE PROPOSAL COMES…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":115703,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[24909,2872,50484,4038,58430,58429,2353,42714,28,30,29,1175,3574,43087,44453,21275,58431,4825],"class_list":["post-115702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-ad","tag-ai","tag-ai-bill","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-central-florida-senator","tag-chatbot","tag-child","tag-datum","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-kid","tag-part","tag-question","tag-right","tag-social-medium","tag-state-sen-tom-leek","tag-way"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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