In response to this incident, the Federal Communications Commission has moved to make AI robocalls illegal. The investigation will look into potential election law violations, consumer protection act violations, and telephone consumer protection act violations. This event has alarmed election experts, who see it as a dangerous new form of election interference.
Key takeaways:
- Officials have identified the source of an AI-generated robocall featuring a fake President Joe Biden telling people not to vote in the New Hampshire primary, as a Texas-based company called Life Corp.
- The robocalls targeted New Hampshire Democrats, urging them not to write in Biden's name on their ballots, stating their vote "makes a difference in November, not this Tuesday."
- Following the incident, the FCC moved to make AI robocalls illegal and the New Hampshire Department of Justice is working with the agency's enforcement bureau in a criminal investigation into potential election law violations, consumer protection act violations, and telephone consumer protection act violations.
- David Becker, former federal attorney and leader of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, warned that this instance of AI-generated misinformation is particularly dangerous as it aims to convince people that there is no truth and that they can't believe anything they're told.