FCC Officially Declares AI-Initiated Robocalls Illegal

THE FCC war on automated calls has won A new armed In It is arsenal with THE statement of AI-powered voice as "artificial" And SO certainly against THE law When used In automatic call scams. He can not stop THE flood of fake Joe Bidens that will almost certainly worry OUR Telephone(s) This election season, but he won't hurt, neither.

THE new ruler, considered For month And telegraphy last week, is not it In fact A new ruler — THE FCC can't just invent them with No due process. Robocalls are just A new term For something largely Already forbidden below THE Phone Consumer protection Act: artificial And pre-recorded messages be sent out willy-nilly has each number In THE phone book (something that always existed When they written THE law).

THE question was if A Cloned by AI voice Speaking A scenario falls below those proscribed categories. He can seem obvious has You, but Nothing East obvious has THE federal government by design (And Sometimes For other the reasons), And THE FCC necessary has look In he And solicit expert notice on if AI-powered voice calls should be prohibited.

This was likely stimulated by THE high profile (Again silly) case last week of A fake President Biden call New Hampshire citizens And narrative them not has waste their vote In THE primary. THE shady operations that try has to pull that A disabled are be do A example of, with Lawyers general And THE FCC, And maybe more authorities has come, more Or less pillory them In A effort has deter others.

As We have writing, THE call would be not to have has been legal even if he were A Biden copycat Or A skillfully manipulated registration. It is always A illegal robocall And likely A form A elector deletion (However No charges to have has been deposit Again), SO there was No issue connection he has existing definitions of illegality.

But these case, if they are brought by States Or federal the agencies, must be supported by evidence SO they can be judge. Before Today, using A AI voice clone of THE president can to have has been illegal In a few manners, but not specifically In THE context of automatic calls — A AI voice clone of your doctor narrative You your appointment East future up wouldn't he be A issue, For example. (Above all, You likely would be to have opted In that A.) After Today, However, THE do that THE voice In THE call was A AI-powered fake would be be A indicate against THE respondent during THE legal process.

Here is A little Since THE declaratory decision:

OUR discovery will deter negative uses of AI And ensure that consumers are fully protected by THE TCPA When they receive such calls. And he Also makes clear that THE TCPA do not allow For any of them prune out of technologies that scope has provide THE equivalent of A live agent, Thus to prevent unscrupulous companies Since to attempt has exploit any of them perceived ambiguity In OUR TCPA rules. Although voice cloning And other uses of AI on calls are always evolving, We to have Already seen their to use In manners that can uniquely harm consumers And those of which voice East cloned. Voice cloning can convince A called to party that A of confidence person, Or someone they care about such as A family member, wanna Or needs them has take a few action that they would be not Otherwise take. Require consent For such calls arm consumers with THE RIGHT not has receive such calls Or, if they TO DO, THE awareness that they should be careful about them.

It is A interesting lesson In how legal Notions are Sometimes do has be flexible And easily adapted — although there was A process implied And THE FCC I could not arbitrarily change THE definition (there are barriers has that), once THE need East clear, there East No need has to consult Congress Or THE president Or anybody other. As THE expert agency In these imported, they are authorized has research And TO DO these decisions.

Incidentally, This extremely important aptitude East below threat by A imminent Supreme Court decision, which if he go THE path a few fear, would be to spill decades of previous And paralyze THE WE. regulatory agencies. Great news if You love automated calls And polluted rivers!

If You receive A of these Powered by AI automated calls, to try has save he, And report he has your local lawyer general desk — they are probably part of THE anti-robocalls league recently established has to coordinate THE battle against these scammers.