Wanted to get the opinion of a wider group of people on this proposal for AI legislation in Florida.
These are the points that relate to privacy and consumer rights:
- Reenact protections Florida has already passed against “deep fakes” and explicit material, including those depicting minors.
- Prohibit any state or local government agency from utilizing DeepSeek or any other Chinese-created AI tools to protect American data.
- Prohibit AI from using an individual’s Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) without their consent – tie it to harm or sale of a product (political ads, schemes to defraud already in law).
- Require a notice to consumers when interacting with AI (Company chatbots).
- Prohibit entities from providing “licensed” therapy or mental health counseling through artificial intelligence. This can be expanded to include use of AI to imitate a licensed professional.
- Provide parental controls for minors which will allow parents to access the conversation their child has with a large language model, set parameters for when the child can access the platform, and notify parents if their child exhibits concerning behavior.
- Ensure data inputted to AI is secure and private.
- Prohibit companies from selling or sharing personal identifying information with third parties (deidentified) and mirror data privacy protections in current law.
- Limit insurance companies from using AI for insurance claims. Require that AI cannot be used as the sole determination in adjusting or denying a claim. Insurers that use AI for claims must detail the use and allow the Office of Insurance Regulation to inspect the AI model to ensure it does not violate unfair insurance trade practices.
There are also parts of this proposal related to the construction of data centers.
My first impression is that this is actually a decent proposal for dealing with some of AIs privacy shortcomings, whether it is inherent to the technology or a result of how it is being used. I think that some of these things will hard to enforce, like “ensuring data inputted to AI is secure and privacy.” I think others present a bit of a pickle, like the one about prohibiting AI to use your likeness without your consent - not sure how that will work.
What problems do you see with this proposal?
What is missing that should be included in something like this? Is there a blindspot that is not captured here?