Florida Governor Ron DeSantis took a dig at Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang for referring to data centers as "superintelligence factories."
In a post on Wednesday, the Governor said, "Superintelligence factories = surveillance centers."
The Governor's comment comes amid his ongoing opposition to the use of Flock cameras. In September, Florida officials ordered local police to remove automated license plate readers from state roads, limiting the use of technology provided by private surveillance firms such as Flock Safety, the deadline for which was Wednesday, Fox Business reported.
DeSantis raised concerns about data collection, potential misuse, and the lack of oversight, warning against the growth of a "digital AI surveillance state."
A hardware and software analysis of Flock surveillance cameras found that the system can capture dozens of images per vehicle encounter. The cameras transmit data via cellular networks, while license plate and vehicle analysis appears to occur on Flock's servers rather than on the cameras.
President Donald Trump backed the use of Flock cameras and told reporters, "I sort of like 'em because of that, because of law enforcement. But some people don't. They think it's an infringement."
