US agency declares AI cloned voice robocalls illegal
WASHINGTON: Calls made with AI-generated voices are illegal, the Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday, after a fake robocall imitating President Joe Biden sought to dissuade people from voting for him in New Hampshire's Democratic primary election. The declaratory ruling gives state attorneys general new tools to go after the entities behind the robocalls, FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said. "Bad actors are using AI-generated voices in unsolicited robocalls to extort vulnerable family members, imitate celebrities, and misinform voters. We’re putting the fraudsters behind these robocalls on notice," Rosenworcel said. The FCC noted that state attorneys generals previously could target the outcome of an unwanted AI- voice -generated robocall , but the new action makes the act of using AI to generate a voice in these robocall s itself illegal . Earlier this week, New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said the fake Biden robocall has been...