Posted on 02/01/2024 5:48:03 PM PST by Libloather
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is taking action to crack down on robocalls that use artificial intelligence-generated voices after a fake voice that sounded like President Biden was used in calls to voters ahead of the New Hampshire primary election.
The federal agency on Wednesday issued a proposal to officially recognize AI-generated voices as "artificial" under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which would make it illegal to utilize voice-cloning technology in calls to consumers.
"No matter what celebrity or politician you favor, or what your relationship is with your kin when they call for help, it is possible we could all be a target of these faked calls," FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement. "That’s why the FCC is taking steps to recognize this emerging technology as illegal under existing law, giving our partners at State Attorneys General offices across the country new tools they can use to crack down on these scams and protect consumers."
The FCC said the attorneys general of 26 states are already on board with the proposal to criminalize AI robocalls under the TCPA — which it first floated in November — and the agency currently has a memorandum of understanding with 48 states to work together to combat robocalls.
The agency's move comes as the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office is investigating the source of a robocall that went out to residents of the state last month. The call used a fake voice of Biden urging voters there not to participate in the presidential primary and instead "save" their votes for the November general election.
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The politicians will never allow this. You have no right to not be called. Period.
So... robocalls about extending your vehicle warranty are okay but robocalls politicians don’t like are not?
Lol
I am on the do not call list, I get lots of calls.
Personally I support the death penalty for the massive robocall scammers.
Probably after you extradited and killed a few the rest of the them would stop.
I’m sure their effort to ban these political robocalls will be just as effective as their effort was to ban all robocalls.
Make all Robocalls illegal. And then enforce the law.
Exactly.
Makes too much sense and, thus, will never happen.
And THIS is exactly the problem with the federal government. They make laws without any constitutional authority.
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