FCC Bans Scam Robocalls That Use AI-Generated Voices

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it is outlawing scam robocalls featuring fake, artificial intelligence-created voices, as reported by Brian Fung for CNN.

The FCC’s move provides state attorneys general with more legal tools to pursue illegal robocallers that use AI-generated voices to deceive Americans.

The unanimous FCC vote extends anti-robocall rules to cover unsolicited AI deepfake calls by recognizing those voices as “artificial” under a federal law governing telemarketing and robocalling.

The FCC’s move provides state attorneys general with more legal tools to pursue illegal robocallers that use AI-generated voices to deceive Americans, stated FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel.

“Bad actors are using AI-generated voices in unsolicited robocalls to extort vulnerable family members, imitate celebrities, and misinform voters,” Rosenworcel emphasized.

“We’re putting the fraudsters behind these robocalls on notice.”

This decision to interpret the 1991 Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) more broadly to include AI-generated voices comes in response to a recent incident where a fake robocall impersonating President Joe Biden targeted thousands of New Hampshire voters, urging them not to participate in the state’s primary.

Authorities have linked these fake calls to a Texas man and two companies in an ongoing investigation that could lead to civil and criminal penalties.

The FCC emphasized that those wishing to send robocalls “must obtain prior express consent from the called party before making a call that utilizes artificial or prerecorded voice simulated or generated through AI technology.”

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