Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) blasted a reported White House effort to block states from enacting their own artificial intelligence regulations on Thursday, arguing that federal preemption without a broader regulatory framework would amount to an “amnesty for Big Tech.”

DeSantis was responding to reports that the White House and congressional allies met to explore ways to revive legislation that would override certain state-level AI laws, possibly by attaching the proposal to other technology or online safety legislation.