"FCC Outlaws Deceptive AI-Generated Robocalls in Election Campaigns"
TL;DR
The FCC unanimously voted to ban unsolicited AI-generated robocalls, targeting those made with AI voice-cloning tools under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The regulation empowers the FCC to fine companies or block service providers using AI voices in calls, and allows call recipients to file lawsuits. The decision comes as New Hampshire authorities investigate AI-generated robocalls that mimicked President Joe Biden's voice to discourage voting. Violators can face steep fines, and the ruling classifies AI-generated voices in robocalls as "artificial" and enforceable by the same standards.
- FCC votes unanimously to ban unsolicited AI robocalls NBC News
- F.C.C. Bans A.I.-Generated Robocalls The New York Times
- How a Biden AI robocall in New Hampshire allegedly links back to a Texas strip mall CNN
- AI-generated voices in robocalls can deceive voters. The FCC just made them illegal The Associated Press
- To Stop AI-Generated Election Robocalls, States and Feds Ban Together USA TODAY
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