Florida Partners With FLI To Tackle AI Harms
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis directed state agencies on March 9, 2026 to collaborate with the Future of Life Institute to develop a Crisis Counselor Training Curriculum and an AI Harms Reporting Form. The initiatives aim to help mental health professionals identify AI-related psychological harms and provide a public mechanism for reporting incidents tied to AI companion apps. Reported data will inform future state and federal policy actions.
Key Points
- 1Directs Florida agencies to create counselor curriculum and public AI harms reporting form.
- 2Highlights FLI partnership to address psychological harms of AI companions and prevent minors' emotional dependency.
- 3Enables practitioners and citizens to document incidents and inform future state and federal regulatory action.
Scoring Rationale
Strong state-level policy paired with actionable training and reporting tools, limited technical depth and currently confined to Florida's jurisdiction.
Sources
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