In his first direct comments about Trump's executive order, DeSantis, a vocal AI skeptic, was confident any actions taken by Florida would survive possible federal scrutiny.

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 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.

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

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a roundtable discussion in Jupiter on Dec. 15, continuing to push for an AI Bill of Rights that will "keep Floridians' data secure, protect consumers and medical patients,

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.

Florida has "a right" to regulate AI, Gov. Ron DeSantis says, despite an executive order from President Donald Trump that aims to curb state laws.