Byron Donalds AI chatbot regulations
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Byron Donalds is laying out his plan to file regulations that block children from accessing AI chatbots without parental consent. He wants Florida to take the lead on this issue rather than letting New York or California set the standard, stating plainly that those states will just specialize in foolishness. The push is for smart regulations around AI and common sense steps to protect kids. Donalds argues that no child should be left exposed to a chatbot, pointing to dangers that have already been caused by such exposure. He notes that the risks of letting kids use social media with no controls are already well known. His approach advocates for regulation at the state level to ensure parents have full access and can maintain their rights regardless of what a child is doing online. The goal is to stop unfettered access and keep parental authority intact while addressing the specific threats posed by these technologies.
Transcript (en)
to bring some smart regulations around AI. Listen, this is a big point of contention no matter where you are in America or here in Florida. There's some common sense things that we have to do. I don't think you can get a regulatory framework through Washington right now. So Florida's going to have to lead. We want to protect children. We don't want to have a child just exposed to a chatbot. We've seen some of the dangers that's already caused. We already know the dangers of letting kids just be exposed to social media with no controls. We've seen that as well. So I think having some regulation at the state level to protect children, to give parents full access, to really make sure that we maintain parental rights, regardless of whatever a child is doing. I would prefer Florida leads than letting New York or California lead. We already know what they're going to do. They're going to specialize in foolishness that's actually not going to be in the best interest of our economy or our people. But by Florida leading and then you see Texas leading, that's how you actually build the policies that are going to make sure America continues to thrive.
