FCC asks telecom companies how to stop fake AI robocalls

[New Sancai Compilation First Release] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said the chairman of the commission asked the CEOs of AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and other cable and telecom operators to provide details on combating fraudulent political robocalls generated by artificial intelligence. s hard work.

In May, Louisiana Democratic political consultant Steven Kramer was indicted for making fake robocalls imitating U.S. President Joe Biden in an attempt to dissuade people from voting for him in the New Hampshire Democratic primary.

The FCC in May proposed fining Cramer $6 million over a phone call that allegedly used an AI-generated deepfake recording of Biden's voice, saying its rules prohibit the transmission of inaccurate caller ID information. Kramer has pleaded not guilty.

The FCC also proposed a $2 million fine against Lingo Telecom for allegedly sending automated voice calls.

“We know that artificial intelligence technology will allow our networks to cheaply and easily be flooded with content designed to mislead and Deepfakes that betray trust "It's especially chilling to see AI voices being used to impersonate candidates during elections. As AI tools become increasingly vulnerable to bad actors and scammers, we need to do everything we can to Trying to stop this junk from entering our network."

There is growing concern in Washington that artificial intelligence-generated content could mislead voters in November's presidential and congressional elections. Some senators hope to pass legislation by November to address threats to election integrity caused by artificial intelligence.

Rosenworcel has separately proposed to the FCC to require broadcast and television political ads to disclose whether the content was generated by AI.

She gave T-Mobile, DISH Network, Charter Communications, Cox and Frontier until July 15 to answer questions, including whether they have dedicated human or technical resources to identify and generate artificial intelligence voices and what other measures the companies have taken. Measures have been taken to address unauthorized AI messaging activity during the election.

(Compiled by: Wang Jimin)

(Editor: Jiang Qiming)

(Source of the article: Compiled and published by New Sancai)