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FCC Fines Telecom That Transmitted AI-Generated Deepfake Robocalls Impersonating President Biden

Perkins Coie on 9/4/2024

Two days before the 2024 New Hampshire Democratic primary, thousands of voters received robocalls, purportedly in the voice of President Joe Biden, telling them not to vote in the upcoming election. The prerecorded...more

FCC Proposes AI-Generated Robocall and Robotext Rules

Womble Bond Dickinson on 8/22/2024

The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has unanimously approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) and Notice of Inquiry (“NOI”), proposing first-of-their-kind AI-generated robocall and robotext rules that would...more

Truth-in-AI and Robo-Deception: How Regulation Is Evolving to Address Deepfakes, Robocalls and More to Avoid the Erosion of...

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 8/15/2024

The rise of generative AI in advertising challenges existing regulatory frameworks and threatens consumer trust. Businesses using AI-generated content must grapple with legal, ethical and practical implications...more

FCC Regulation of AI-Generated Political Ads Could Go into Effect This Cycle

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak on 8/12/2024

By: Oliver Roberts and Jason Torchinsky On Thursday July 25, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it will “move forward with a proposal to implement new AI transparency requirements.” The FCC’s...more

FCC Proposes Rules Requiring Disclosure of AI-Generated Content in Political Ads

Perkins Coie on 8/7/2024

This presidential election season has heightened concerns about the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content in political ads to mislead voters. With this concern in mind, the Federal Communications Commission...more

Client Alert: U.S. Copyright Office Issues “Digital Replica” Report Finding Urgent Need for New Federal Legislation

Jenner & Block on 8/5/2024

Last year, the U.S. Copyright Office commenced a far-reaching policy study concerning copyright and related issues raised by the widespread availability and use of artificial intelligence (AI). This week, the Office released...more

AI Robocalls: Election Season Triggers Additional FCC Scrutiny

Venable LLP on 7/3/2024

With the election cycle heating up as we approach the dog days of summer, so too is the Federal Communications Commission’s scrutiny of the use of AI technology in fraudulent robocalls. As we previously discussed, the FCC has...more

$8 Million in Fines Levied Against Caller and Carrier for Deepfake, AI Robocalls

Womble Bond Dickinson on 6/25/2024

In this first-of-its kind enforcement action, the FCC has proposed forfeitures not only against a party for allegedly instigating a deepfake, robocall campaign, but also against the voice provider for alleged STIR/SHAKEN...more

Two FCC Actions on AI: Penalties for Deepfake Robocalls With Spoofed Caller ID; Rulemaking on AI in Political Ads

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/17/2024

The FCC recently issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) proposing a $6 million fine on a political consultant for allegedly carrying out an illegal robocall campaign using caller ID spoofing and an...more

FCC Proposes $8 Million in Fines Against Telecom Company and Political Consultant for Using Deepfake Generative Artificial...

Venable LLP on 6/3/2024

In a pair of Notices of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture this week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a collective $8 million in fines against telecommunications company Lingo Telecom and political...more

In Compliance: Holtzman Vogel's May 2024 Round-Up

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak on 5/30/2024

At the FEC’s May 1 open meeting, the Commission voted 4-1 to approve an advisory opinion requested by Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom (“NFRF”) that authorizes federal candidates and officeholders to solicit unlimited funds,...more

FCC Chairwoman Circulates Proposed Rulemaking Requiring Disclosure of AI-Generated Content in Political Ads on TV and Radio

ArentFox Schiff on 5/23/2024

This latest Federal Communications Commission (FCC) action addressing artificial intelligence (AI) would, if adopted, aim to protect voters against deceptive information, including “deep fakes,” in political ads. Pursuant...more

AI-Generated Deepfakes and the Emerging Legal Landscape

Perkins Coie on 4/15/2024

As artificial intelligence (AI) technology becomes ubiquitous, news stories regarding the use (and abuse) of deepfakes—that is, AI-generated media used to impersonate real individuals—are increasingly common. For example,...more

FCC Heightens Focus on Artificial Intelligence in Recent Actions

ArentFox Schiff on 3/22/2024

Reinstatement of Consumer Advisory Committee - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel recently announced the Commission's decision to reboot the Consumer Advisory Committee (CAC). The...more

Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — FCC Confirms TCPA Bars AI-Generated Voices, Adopts New Consent...

Mintz - Technology, Communications & Media... on 3/4/2024

Commission Declares TCPA Prohibits AI-Generated Voices - Following up on January’s update, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Declaratory Ruling that confirms that the prohibitions in the Telephone...more

Congress and the FCC Seek to Protect Americans from Robocalls and Robotexts Using AI-Generated Content

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 2/19/2024

In the wake of an AI-generated robocall that featured a deepfake of President Biden’s voice, the Federal Communications Commission unanimously adopted a Declaratory Ruling confirming that calls that use cloned voices or other...more

FCC Adopts Declaratory Ruling Confirming AI Voice Calls are Subject to TCPA, Takes Enforcement Action Against Provider Allegedly...

Womble Bond Dickinson on 2/15/2024

On February 2, the FCC unanimously adopted a declaratory ruling, effective immediately, confirming the seemingly unremarkable conclusion that artificial intelligence (“AI”) generated messages or voice calls fall within the...more

AI News Roundup – Director Vidal Memo, UK AI Safety Institute, ancient Roman scrolls deciphered and more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 2/13/2024

There’s a lot happening in the world of AI. To help you stay on top of the latest news, we have compiled a roundup of the developments we are following. Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and...more

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