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FCC to declare AI-generated voices in robocalls illegal under existing law (arstechnica.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Robocalls with AI voices to be regulated under Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the agency says. I'm pretty sure this puts us on the timeline where we eventually get incredible, futuristic tech, but computers and robots still sound mechanical and fake.

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[–] [email protected] 125 points 9 months ago (27 children)

How does this get enforced though? They don't even enforce their no call list or cut down on junk robo calls as it is.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (7 children)

If the origin of the call is outside the US it's much harder to prosecute the illegal calls

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

But how stupid would you have to be to take a call from half way around the world and listen to their advice about the upcoming election? A phone call that claims to come from a local politician is a lot more believable if it comes from a local number.