The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) is raising concerns over a Florida artificial intelligence proposal as lawmakers prepare to revisit the measure during a special session beginning Tuesday.
The measure, titled the “Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights,” would establish new transparency and consumer-protection requirements for artificial intelligence systems, with a focus on chatbot platforms, child safety and the use of AI-generated likenesses.
CCIA, a technology trade association, said the bill could create broad regulatory burdens without clearly improving safety or accountability. The group warned that vague definitions of artificial intelligence and sweeping requirements could produce uncertainty for companies offering AI products in Florida.
“Artificial intelligence systems are built and deployed across state and national boundaries. A patchwork of state-level requirements creates uncertainty for developers and can limit the availability of beneficial tools and services for users in Florida,” said Tom Mann, State Policy Manager for the South Region at CCIA. “While protecting consumers and addressing risks is important, this legislation takes a broad approach that may not effectively target specific harms. Instead, it risks imposing significant compliance burdens while raising concerns for privacy and free expression. Policymakers should focus on clear, targeted solutions that address real risks without creating barriers to innovation or limiting access to new technologies.”
The bill would require certain companion chatbot platforms to notify users that they are interacting with artificial intelligence rather than a human, including at the beginning of an interaction and at least once every hour during continued use. It would also require parental consent before minors could hold accounts on companion chatbot platforms and would give parents or guardians specified controls over those accounts.
Other provisions would require platforms to take reasonable steps to prevent chatbots from generating or sharing material deemed harmful to minors, restrict the sale or disclosure of users’ personal information, limit state contracting for AI products connected to a “foreign country of concern,” prohibit certain commercial uses of AI-generated likenesses without consent and create rules for AI instructional tools used by educational entities.
