Ron DeSantis Speaks Out Against Artificial Intelligence

Ron DeSantis is emerging as one of the most outspoken skeptics of artificial intelligence inside the Republican Party.

He’s warning that humans are being positioned as expendable.

Unlike most tech debates in politics, DeSantis’ opposition to AI isn’t about culture wars. He’s arguing that unchecked AI threatens workers, human judgment, and personal autonomy—while advancing faster than democratic oversight can realistically contain.

At a recent AI event, DeSantis rejected transhumanist thinking outright, saying the idea that machines should supplant people must be opposed “with every fiber of our being.” He argued that inalienable rights belong to human beings—not algorithms—and that surrendering decisions to systems controlled by powerful interests carries consequences that cannot be reversed.

That stance puts him on a collision course with Silicon Valley and national leaders racing to deploy AI while quietly stripping states of the power to slow it down.

The real danger isn’t that AI advances—it’s what happens once human judgment is no longer required.