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<\/a><\/p>\nDistinguish between different AI uses<\/p>\n
Basford said lawmakers should also avoid placing fundamentally different applications of AI under the same regulatory framework simply because they use similar technology.<\/p>\n
He pointed to companion chatbots used by children as an area that raises legitimate concerns about private conversations and potential harm. But he argued those risks are different from those presented by a business.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe saw simple things in the discussion about the bill of rights dealing with companion chatbots, and that\u2019s obviously something dealing with our children, behind closed doors and in personal situations,\u201d Basford said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere should absolutely be some thought about how we handle and protect that. But that was kind of lumped into the same discussion as how our theme parks utilize AI in forward-facing character interactions. Those are totally different things and need to be handled differently.\u201d<\/p>\n
Avoid conflicting state standards<\/p>\n
Build American AI Director Nathan Leamer supports a national baseline for issues that routinely cross state borders, including cybersecurity, transparency and harmful deepfakes.<\/p>\n
He argued that online products, data and AI-generated content do not remain within one jurisdiction. A system in which states establish substantially different requirements could leave businesses attempting to determine which standard applies whenever a product reaches users across state lines.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think Ron DeSantis is correct that there is a role for states to play. But it\u2019s not to be creating a patchwork of different rules that companies have to jump through the hoops to get there. It\u2019s more about creating certainty and enabling. For example, schools. How do schools handle AI? It\u2019s a question for the states, in many ways, that\u2019s not a federal thing,\u201d Leamer said. \u201cThat\u2019s the kind of balance that we\u2019re looking for.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said states also need to make decisions about how they choose to handle data centers and energy production, criticizing New York for taking a stance on data centers only after also shutting down a nuclear facility.<\/p>\n
\u201cNew York is making a decision to say we\u2019re a no to data centers. They also made a decision to shut down a nuclear facility that actually was generating a lot of power a couple of years ago. That has hindered their ability to compete. Other states, they have the power and resources to compete,\u201d Leamer said.<\/p>\n
Give consumers appropriate transparency<\/p>\n
Audra Nasser, Founder of Dinner Done, said transparency will be critical to preserving public trust as businesses adopt AI, particularly for small companies whose reputations depend heavily on relationships with their communities.<\/p>\n
Nasser said she became enthusiastic about the potential boost that artificial intelligence gives business owners after first interacting with ChatGPT to assist with social media copy. From there, her interest grew, however she also said that she experienced resistance from more apprehensive employees who felt threatened by embrace of the technology.<\/p>\n
Nasser explained that an intern expressed concern not only for the impact on workers, but also for perceptions among potential customers or members of the public who outright reject use of AI.<\/p>\n
Based on the feedback, Nasser said she has embraced use of AI but is mindful of customer trust. She draws the line at generative artwork and video, but does use it through other means for the business. She explained she may be willing to experiment further in the future, once general perceptions about AI use become more accustomed to the emergent technology.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nasser said establishing clear expectations and disclosure could give responsible businesses a way to use the technology without making customers suspicious of everything they produce.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re a small business. We live and die by our community and we\u2019ve spent 20 years building trust. So I have some red lines.\u201d<\/p>\n
Preserve practical uses<\/p>\n
Prasad Chittaluru, CEO of EPIC Engineering & Consulting Group, said lawmakers and government agencies should avoid policies that prevent public employees from using AI for routine administrative and infrastructure-management tasks, suggesting that it should also help streamline some of government\u2019s most dubious decisions.<\/p>\n
He said government agencies often manage roads, water systems, sewer systems, airports and other public assets through separate departments that do not always share information effectively. That lack of coordination can produce familiar inefficiencies, such as one agency repaving a road only for another to tear it up months later to complete separate work.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Better-managed data could allow agencies to identify overlapping projects, coordinate schedules and explain their spending decisions more clearly to elected officials and residents.<\/p>\n
\u201cTransparency is the key,\u201d Chittaluru said. \u201cWhen people can see what is going on, they can better react.\u201d<\/p>\n
He argued AI should be used to reduce repetitive work such as tasks that involve reviewing data and producing routine reports, freeing public employees to spend more time making decisions and communicating with residents.<\/p>\n
The goal, he said, is not to eliminate public-sector jobs or give agencies a tool to monitor workers. It is to provide employees with better information and allow them to focus on work requiring human judgment rather than repetitive data processing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhether you like it or not, AI is coming,\u201d Chittaluru said. \u201cLet AI help get rid of the mundane stuff. Get it off the daily crunch of the report. Let that automate. Use your time to make your decisions faster.\u201d<\/p>\n
Plan for broadband, power and data centers<\/p>\n
Panelists argued that policy debates should also include the physical infrastructure required to support AI, such as basic internet access for underserved communities.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leamer said broadband access could create winners and losers based on which Floridians can use emerging tools and benefit from the economic opportunities they create. He argued residents should not be excluded simply because internet service is less reliable in their communities.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we want every American, every Floridian and everyone in this country to be able to have access to AI, we need to make sure they have good internet access and the ability to have these tools at their disposal. You should not be redlined based on where you are,\u201d Leamer said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Julio Fuentes, President and CEO of the Florida Hispanic Chamber, said data center advocates also need to do more to communicate with the communities surrounding proposed facilities.<\/p>\n
Fuentes has publicly supported data centers as important economic infrastructure, but he acknowledged experiencing his own moment of doubt when Project Tango was proposed near his West Palm Beach-area community.<\/p>\n
\u201cLiterally it hit me like, \u2018Whoa, wait a second. I like these things, but I don\u2019t know about my own backyard.\u2019 I had that kind of kick back for one second, because I know the details behind these data centers,\u201d Fuentes said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I think that the job has not been done in talking to local communities, parents, schools, business leaders about how these data centers actually work, and what it\u2019s actually going to do to actually help your back yard, not damage it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Opposition to Project Tango became too intense to overcome, and the proposal was rejected this week. Fuentes said the experience showed that developers cannot wait until public resistance has hardened before explaining a project.<\/p>\n
\u201cYesterday it actually got voted down, and simply because the outrage from the community was overwhelming. There\u2019s no coming back from that backlash,\u201d Fuentes said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think moving forward, we need to do a lot more education on what these data centers are, and what they can do for our own communities. We\u2019re talking about new firehouses, new schools being built, teachers could get paid what they deserve to get paid. We see this happening in other parts of the country. We just need to do a better job here.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Florida lawmakers face a two-sided challenge on artificial intelligence: protecting residents from its clearest dangers without imposing broad…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":108762,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[56146,24,4788,25,56147,56148,56149,56150,18695,39,2657,56151,14420,56152,56153,56154],"class_list":["post-108761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ai","tag-adam-basford","tag-ai","tag-ai-regulation","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-associated-industries-of-florida","tag-audra-nasser","tag-broadband-access","tag-build-american-ai","tag-companion-chatbots","tag-data-centers","tag-deepfakes","tag-florida-hispanic-chamber","tag-florida-legislature","tag-julio-fuentes","tag-nathan-leamer","tag-prasad-chittaluru"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108761\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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