FCC Declaratory Ruling — AI-Generated Voices in Robocalls Illegal Under TCPA (Feb 2024)
The FCC issued a Declaratory Ruling in February 2024 clarifying that AI-generated voice content in robocalls constitutes an 'artificial or prerecorded voice' under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), making AI voice cloning in unsolicited robocalls illegal without prior express consent. Issued in response to the AI-cloned Biden robocall incident.
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