United States of America: Opened consultation on FTC Exploratory Challenge regarding AI-enabled Voice Cloning

On 2 January 2024, the American Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opened a consultation on an exploratory challenge regarding AI-enabled Voice Cloning until 12 January 2024. The FTC recognises the potential harms of AI-enabled voice cloning, such as the impersonation of family, friends, or businesses to obtain personal data or other deceiving uses. The FTC aims to engage companies to prevent, monitor, and evaluate the malicious use of AI-enabled voice cloning technology through a product, policy, or procedure. The FTC asks for contributions by companies regarding the prevention or authentication, real-time detection or monitoring and post-use evaluation of voice cloning technologies.