of Federal Communications Commission Last week, the FCC voted unanimously to recognize AI-generated voices as “artificial” and ban their use under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
The vote was taken immediately after the call was made with an AI-generated spoof voice. president biden It spread across New Hampshire ahead of the state’s primary election.
Experts say the FCC’s ban is a welcome step toward curbing deceptive AI-generated content, but it’s not enough.
“Audio content is, of course, very important, but it’s just one type of content,” says Julia Stoyanovic, an associate professor at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering.
“We need to think holistically
We discuss AI-generated media, how the use of such media can be regulated, and how these media can be prohibited or held accountable more generally when used in certain environments. ”
Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, which restricts the use of artificial or prerecorded voice messages in telemarketing calls, the FCC may impose fines on robocallers and remove charges from telephone companies that facilitate illegal robocalls. You can block calls.
“AI-generated voice clones and images are already causing confusion by fooling consumers into thinking scams and scams are legitimate.” FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement.
“No matter which celebrity or politician you support, no matter what your relationship with your family is when they call for help, we can all be targeted by these fake calls. There is a gender.”
“That’s why the FCC is taking steps to designate this emerging technology as illegal under current law, and we’re encouraging our partners in state attorney’s offices across the country to develop new technologies that can be used to combat these frauds and protect consumers. We provide tools,” she added.
Experts and advocates are now ramping up pressure on the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to fill the gap left by the FCC’s robocall ban and step up efforts to regulate AI.
The FCC and other federal regulators face constant pressure from the nonprofit organization Public Citizen and other advocates for AI guardrails.
Ahead of the 2024 election.
“This rule meaningfully protects consumers from the rapidly spreading AI fraud and deception,” said Robert Wiseman, President of Public Citizen.
“Unfortunately, through no fault of the FCC, this move not enough “This is to protect the people and the elections,” he added.
Limited range of FCC leaves AI-generated imagesVideos and their supporters, which are not regulated as political campaigns, are increasingly using such material ahead of elections.
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