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"The Federal Communications Commission on Feb. 8, 2024, outlawed robocalls that
use voices generated by artificial intelligence.
The 1991 Telephone Consumer Protection Act bans artificial voices in robocalls.
The FCC’s Feb. 8 ruling declares that AI-generated voices, including clones of
real people’s voices, are artificial and therefore banned by law.
The move follows on the heels of a robocall on Jan. 21, 2024, from what sounded
like President Joe Biden. The call had Biden’s voice urging voters inclined to
support Biden and the Democratic Party not to participate in New Hampshire’s
Jan. 23 GOP primary election. The call falsely implied that a registered
Democrat could vote in the Republican primary and that a voter who voted in the
primary would be ineligible to vote in the general election in November.
The call, two days before the primary, appears to have been an artificial
intelligence deepfake. It also appears to have been an attempt to discourage
voting.
The FCC and the New Hampshire attorney general’s office are investigating the
call. On Feb. 6, 2024, New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella identified
two Texas companies, Life Corp. and Lingo Telecom, as the source and
transmitter, respectively, of the call."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
