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. DeSantis repeated calls for Florida to regulate AI. He also said President Trump’s executive order aimed to block states from crafting AI regulations wouldn’t get in Florida’s way.

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.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said he's working with lawmakers on legislation aimed at protecting Floridians from the effects of rapidly developing artificial intelligence.

President Trump said he’d issue an executive order to thwart all state-level AI laws, days after Gov. DeSantis released an AI regulation plan.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed an "AI Bill of Rights" to protect Floridians amid rapid AI advancements, emphasizing transparency and control over personal data.

Rohit Prasad is stepping down, while Amazon puts Peter DeSantis in charge of AI models, chips, and quantum computing.

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,