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United States of America: FCC Rule Making AI Voice-Generated Robocalls Illegal

Progress

Current status
in force
08 Feb 2024 in force
02 Feb 2024 adopted
31 Jan 2024 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
User/subject right
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
infrastructure provider: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

08 Feb 2024
in force

Implemented FCC Declaratory Ruling Making AI-Generated Voices in Robocalls Illegal

On 8 February 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued the Declaratory Ruling that specifies the definition of "artificial" under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), including calls made with AI-generated voices. The rule t…

Source
Event type order
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
02 Feb 2024
adopted

Adopted FCC Declaratory Ruling Making AI-Generated Voices in Robocalls Illegal

On 2 February 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Declaratory Ruling that specifies the definition of "artificial" under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), including calls made with AI-generated voices. The ruling,…

Source
Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
31 Jan 2024
under deliberation

Published FCC Proposal to Make AI Voice-Generated Robocalls Illegal

On 31 January 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed a rule to categorise calls employing AI-generated voices as "artificial" voices under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The rule aims to make illegal voice cloning …

Source
Event type order
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body