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Authorities target two firms in probe of AI robocalls impersonating Biden before New Hampshire’s primary
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/authorities-target-two-firms-in-probe-of-ai-robocalls-impersonating-biden-before-new-hampshires-primary
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Authorities issued cease-and-desist orders Tuesday against two Texas companies they believe were connected to robocalls that used artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden's voice and discourage people from voting in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary last month.
New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said investigators have identified the source of the calls as Life Corporation and said they were transmitted by a company called Lingo Telecom. New Hampshire issued cease-and-desist orders and subpoenas to both companies, while the Federal Communications Commission issued a cease-and-desist letter to the telecommunications company, Formella said. In a statement, the FCC said it was trying to stop "behavior that violates voter suppression laws."
During a news conference to discuss the investigation, Formella described the calls as the clearest and possibly first known attempt to use AI to interfere with an election in the U.S. He noted that the calls went well beyond the political fliers that have landed in voters' mailboxes during past elections.
"Calls using AI with something as deceptive as trying to clone the voice of the president of the United States, we haven't seen something like that before so close to an election with such a blatant attempt to mislead voters," Formella said. "We don't want it to be the first of many. We want this to be an example for us to point to, but also an enforcement example for anyone out there who would consider doing this."
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/authorities-target-two-firms-in-probe-of-ai-robocalls-impersonating-biden-before-new-hampshires-primary
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Authorities issued cease-and-desist orders Tuesday against two Texas companies they believe were connected to robocalls that used artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden's voice and discourage people from voting in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary last month.
New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said investigators have identified the source of the calls as Life Corporation and said they were transmitted by a company called Lingo Telecom. New Hampshire issued cease-and-desist orders and subpoenas to both companies, while the Federal Communications Commission issued a cease-and-desist letter to the telecommunications company, Formella said. In a statement, the FCC said it was trying to stop "behavior that violates voter suppression laws."
During a news conference to discuss the investigation, Formella described the calls as the clearest and possibly first known attempt to use AI to interfere with an election in the U.S. He noted that the calls went well beyond the political fliers that have landed in voters' mailboxes during past elections.
"Calls using AI with something as deceptive as trying to clone the voice of the president of the United States, we haven't seen something like that before so close to an election with such a blatant attempt to mislead voters," Formella said. "We don't want it to be the first of many. We want this to be an example for us to point to, but also an enforcement example for anyone out there who would consider doing this."
