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Why are plans for enormous AI data centers raising alarms with residents who may have to learn nearby? And Sheriff Grady Judd wants some "common sense" used when it comes to immigration enforcement.

The city manager says the issue is now kicked to the planning department for a hearing before returning to commissioners.

“There needs to be a way to pull the plug,” DeSantis said. “I don't think you can say ‘these machines are just going to be doing things and we're going to suffer harm. There's nothing anybody can do about it.’”

The Senate voted 35-2 on the measure (SB 482) that establishes a right for parents to control children’s interactions with AI chatbots.

Local and national media experts at a recent forum warned that, in the age of AI, emotionally charged and false content spreads significantly faster on the internet than accurate information.

The measure addresses key issues such as electricity and water use needed to maintain the data centers and generally requires public notice of when plans are filed for a data center in the region.

While the House is advancing DeSantis’ call for rules around data centers, his proposal for an “Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights” still hasn’t made an appearance.

Bay Area Legal Services developed the first of its kind in Florida. Chatbot Bailey B. is designed to help users draft basic legal documents and navigate landlord-tenant issues, like evictions.

This week on "The Florida Roundup," we spoke about the push to build new large-scale data centers for artificial intelligence and more.

A revolt is afoot in both red and blue states against the use of artificial intelligence in health insurance determinations — and against efforts led by President Donald Trump to tie states’ hands.

“We’re always looking for more tools to put in our toolkit to help pets get home first and foremost,” Pinellas County Animal Services director Jennifer Renner said.

The House version of the “AI Bill of Rights” (HB 1395) has been assigned to four committees, which has historically been a sign of leadership opposition to a proposal.