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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.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteMITMIT Technology Leadership and…

The FCC’s war on robocalls has gained a new weapon in its arsenal with the declaration of AI-generated voices as “artificial” and therefore definitely against the law when used in automated calling scams. It may not stop the flood of fake Joe Bidens that will almost certainly trouble our phones this election season, but it won’t hurt, either. The new rule, contemplated for months and telegraphed last week, isn’t actually a new rule — the FCC can’t just invent them with no due process. Robocalls are just a new term…

US regulators on Thursday declared scam "robocalls" made using voices created with artificial intelligence (AI) as illegal.The phenomenon gained attention last month when a robocall impersonation of US President Joe Biden urged people to not cast ballots in the New Hampshire primary. "Bad actors are using AI-generated voices in unsolicited robocalls to extort vulnerable family members, imitate celebrities, and misinform voters," Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said in a release.…

Robocalls have been a plague on society for years, but they made headlines recently when an AI-generated robocall imitating President Joe Biden’s voice told New Hampshire Democrats not to vote in the presidential primary.Days later, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel proposed the commission should recognize calls made with AI-generated voices as “artificial” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), thus making them illegal. On Thursday, February 8, the FCC unanimously adopted that Declaratory Ruling,…

The Federal Communication Commission is moving forward with its plan to ban AI robocalls. Commissioners voted unanimously on Wednesday in favor of a Declaratory Ruling that was proposed in late January. Under the measure, the FCC deems robocalls made using AI-generated voices to be "artificial" voices per the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). That makes the practice illegal. The ruling takes effect immediately.“Bad actors are using AI-generated voices in unsolicited robocalls to extort vulnerable family members,…

Do you know who aren’t massive fans of you using a phone in your car? The police.Turns out they probably won’t like it if you use an Apple Vision Pro while driving either.  Over the weekend, one Apple Vision Pro owner went viral for wearing their headset while driving. Even though they claimed it was fake the moment they received any kind of rightful kickback, it turns out that not only were they doing something incredibly stupid, but illegal too.When Gizmodo reached out to the creator of the video, 21-year-old Dante…

Fishing village in Northern Bintan Island, Riau Province, Indonesia. Credit: Anup Phayal Certain policies and policing measures taken by countries to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing drive local actors to engage in piracy, new research has found. In a paper in Political Geography, an international team of researchers uses a…

The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has declared the construction of speed breakers and rumblers on all national highways as illegal. The NHAI has responded to this statement in reply to an RTI query submitted by Nikhil Desai from Ponda, Goa. Desai filed the RTI to shed light on the inconveniences faced by patients in ambulances due to these road obstacles. For those who may not be aware, the presence of speed breakers and rumblers on national highways has been a longstanding issue. Most often, these…

AI-generated voices mimicking celebrities and politicians are making it harder for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to fight robocalls. FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel wants the commission to recognize calls that use AI-generated voices as artificial, making the use of voice cloning technologies in robocalls illegal.Under the FCC’s Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), artificial voice or recording calls to residences are against the law. If AI-generated voice calls are recognized as illegal under the…

Robocalls are annoying enough, but the growth of generative artificial intelligence could make it much easier for phone-based scams to fool people. Now, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is hoping to head off this potential threat before it becomes an even bigger problem.FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, on Wednesday, proposed new rules that would make robocalls using AI-generated voices illegal.“AI-generated voice cloning and images are already sowing confusion by tricking consumers into thinking scams and…