DeSantis said there are currently no hyperscale data centers in Florida. The data center being proposed in Palm Beach County would be on the north side of Southern Boulevard about 4 miles west of Seminole Pratt Whitney Road and adjacent to a Florida Power & Light Co. energy plant.

Gov. Ron DeSantis promoted his Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights, a policy proposal that would help local governments reject AI data centers.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida will establish a “far-reaching artificial intelligence bill of rights” during next year’s Legislative Session in an effort to counter what he says could be an “age of darkness and deceit” without action.

"This is basically protecting against this technology running amuck in a way that can be harmful to individuals," DeSantis proposes AI "Bill of Rights," citing concerns over the job market, data priva

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is continuing his push to protect Floridians from artificial intelligence and AI data centers just weeks after proposing a bill to limit what info AI companies have access to.

A fight between the two has dominated Florida House Speaker Danny Perez’s planned “artificial intelligence week” in the Legislature.