{"id":3707,"date":"2025-07-29T16:29:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T08:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rzautoassembly.com\/?p=3707"},"modified":"2025-07-29T16:29:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T08:29:32","slug":"desantis-formulating-ai-approach-calls-it-societys-biggest-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rzautoassembly.com\/ar\/desantis-formulating-ai-approach-calls-it-societys-biggest-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis formulating AI approach, calls it society\u2019s \u2018biggest issue\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is turning his focus to artificial intelligence, calling it \u201cthe biggest issue\u201d facing society and the economy\u2014and vowing to roll out a state-specific approach to AI in the coming months. While stopping short of committing to legislation, DeSantis emphasized caution, warning of potential dangers in ceding control to technology and predicting massive upheaval in the job market as AI advances.<\/p>\n

\u2018We\u2019ve got to be careful about how this all unwinds.\u2019
\nGov. Ron DeSantis will roll out an approach for Florida to artificial intelligence \u201cwithin the next few months,\u201d he said Monday.
\nThe governor said he is not sure the matter will require legislation, \u201cbut we\u2019ve got to be careful about how this all unwinds.\u201d<\/p>\n

DeSantis also likened the practice of technology companies hiring foreign workers legally to \u201cindentured servitude\u201d during a news conference Monday morning in Panama City Beach announcing the back-to-school sales tax holiday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not one to say that we should just turn over our humanity to artificial intelligence. I think it\u2019s very dangerous, potentially. Obviously, technology is what it is, it\u2019s not like you just put your head in the sand and hope it all disappears,\u201d DeSantis said, predicting \u201cmajor, major upheavals in jobs\u201d as AI advances.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think this is, like, the biggest issue that\u2019s facing our society. I think it\u2019s the biggest issue that\u2019s facing the economy,\u201d DeSantis continued, predicting that advancements in technology will decrease the number of white-collar jobs \u201clike processing claims or doing things in like a law firm.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last week, President Donald Trump released an AI action plan designed to take a hands-off approach to safeguards. Trump\u2019s plan calls for AI models to focus on \u201ctruth, rather than social engineering agendas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump has called for a \u201csingle federal standard\u201d when it comes to regulating AI, States Newsroom reported.<\/p>\n

DeSantis, though, seemed skeptical of freezing the states out of involvement.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want our experience, our ability to live and pursue happiness, which is what the Founding Fathers intended, to be subordinated to the whims of these big tech guys who have maybe their different agenda,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you wanted to manipulate and create false narratives, and you\u2019re in control of one of these AI, you just put garbage in the data set \u2014 garbage in, garbage out,\u201d DeSantis added.<\/p>\n

DeSantis pointed to Florida\u2019s passage of Brooke\u2019s Law this year, requiring social media platforms to delete AI-generated sexual depictions created without consent of the person depicted.<\/p>\n

DeSantis criticized the U.S. House for approving a version of the \u201cBig Beautiful Bill\u201d containing a provision preventing state-level artificial intelligence legislation. That language was removed before the bill became law.<\/p>\n

Social media have proven a \u201cnet negative\u201d for children, the governor said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow do we navigate this? How do we make sure that we\u2019re protecting folks here so that they can live good, meaningful lives?\u201d DeSantis said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre students just going to have artificial intelligence write their term papers? You know, it\u2019s like, do we even need to think? And at that point, when you\u2019re taking that away, then it\u2019s like, \u2018Okay, you know, we\u2019re not going to think, we\u2019re going to rely on this,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Heavy reliance on AI paired with manipulated data fueling AI answers \u201ccan really change society in a lot of ways,\u201d DeSantis said.<\/p>\n

Immigration
\nOn the topic of technology, DeSantis criticized tech companies that hire employees using H-1B visas.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that\u2019s a total scam,\u201d DeSantis said of the program, which allows companies to hire foreign workers for specialty jobs. \u201cI don\u2019t think that that\u2019s good. Yes, it is legal the way they\u2019re doing it. I acknowledge that they\u2019re using something that\u2019s on the books. But is that good policy for us as a country, to have Americans put out of work and then to bring in H-1B visa?\u201d<\/p>\n

H-1B visas are \u201calmost like indentured servitude, because you can\u2019t leave the company. And so these companies love it, because they save a lot of money off of it, but that\u2019s not putting the American people first,\u201d DeSantis said.<\/p>\n

The federal government allows that H-1B workers may work for a new employer after submitting a new application.<\/p>\n

Back to school holiday
\nThe primary purpose of the press conference was to announce the approaching August-long sales tax holiday on school supplies. Although its been occurring for years, the holiday was permanently enshrined into law this year.<\/p>\n

The holiday exempts certain products from sales tax, such as computers, tablets, computer accessories, backpacks, notebooks, clothing, and other school supplies.<\/p>\n

The holiday has limits, providing the tax exemption to technology products like laptops and desktops priced at $1,500 or less, wallets and bags at $100 or less, school supplies such as binders and notebooks at $50 or less, and clothing, footwear, and accessories at $100 or less.<\/p>\n

DeSantis said the law is written in a way that encourages retailers to drop prices, because if items are priced above the threshold, retailers must collect tax on the full amount, as opposed to just the amount that exceeds the threshold.<\/p>\n

The governor\u2019s family, he said, will take advantage of the holiday.<\/p>\n

DeSantis\u2019 focus on AI as society\u2019s \u201cbiggest issue\u201d signals a deliberate shift\u2014one that balances wariness of unregulated technological upheaval with a refusal to ignore its impact. His upcoming approach, set to emerge in months, will likely grapple with the questions he\u2019s raised: protecting jobs from disruption, guarding against manipulated AI narratives, preserving critical thinking in education, and keeping state control over these decisions. Whether through legislation or policy, his aim is clear: to navigate AI\u2019s rise without ceding control to big tech or federal overreach. As Florida prepares to outline its strategy, it\u2019s a reminder that for DeSantis, the goal isn\u2019t to stop AI\u2014but to shape it in a way that prioritizes \u201cgood, meaningful lives\u201d for residents.<\/p>\n

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