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Two Texas companies were behind the AI Joe Biden robocalls

Feb 07, 2024 - theverge.com
Lingo Telecom and Life Corporation, both Texas-based companies, have been linked to a robocall campaign that used an AI voice clone of President Joe Biden to discourage New Hampshire voters from voting. The New Hampshire Attorney General, John Formella, announced this during a press conference, adding that cease-and-desist orders and subpoenas have been issued to both companies. The robocalls, which began two days before the New Hampshire presidential primary, were traced back to Lingo Telecom, which then identified Life Corporation as the initiator of the calls.

The voice clone of Biden was reportedly created using software from ElevenLabs, although this has not been confirmed. The New Hampshire attorney general’s office is continuing to investigate whether the robocall campaign violated election and consumer protection laws. The call monitoring service Nomorobo estimates that between 5,000 and 25,000 calls were made.

Key takeaways:

  • Lingo Telecom and Life Corporation are accused of being linked to a robocall campaign that used an AI voice clone of President Joe Biden to persuade New Hampshire voters not to vote.
  • The FCC has issued cease-and-desist orders and subpoenas to both companies, accusing them of originating illegal robocall traffic.
  • The robocalls began on January 21st of this year, two days before the New Hampshire presidential primary, and were spoofed to appear to come from the spouse of former New Hampshire Democratic Party official Kathy Sullivan.
  • New Hampshire is continuing to investigate whether the robocall campaign violated election and consumer protection laws, with estimates suggesting between 5,000 and 25,000 calls were made.
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