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Consultant acquitted of AI robocall voter suppression charges


A political consultant who sent robocalls that used artificial intelligence to mimic former President Joe Biden has been acquitted of 22 criminal charges in New Hampshire.

A political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking former President Joe Biden to New Hampshire Democrats last year was acquitted Friday of voter suppression and impersonating a candidate. Recipients heard an AI-generated voice similar to the Democratic president’s that used his catchphrase “What a bunch of malarkey” and, as prosecutors alleged, suggested that voting in the primary would preclude voters from casting ballots in November. Kramer, who owns a firm specializing in get-out-the-vote projects, argued that the primary was a meaningless straw poll unsanctioned by the DNC, and therefore the state’s voter suppression law didn’t apply.

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