DeSantis Criticizes Federal Restrictions on State AI Policies

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that states should maintain oversight of artificial intelligence (AI) and not be preempted by the federal government.
DeSantis posted his concerns on X while referring to a Politico article that stated the Trump administration was trying to get support for a package of bills that would give the federal government final say on oversight of AI.
“Preempting states re: AI without enacting a sensible federal framework is just an amnesty for Big Tech,” DeSantis posted June 11 on X. “Combined with a potential de facto bailout of OpenAI, it represents bad policy and even worse politics.” …