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FCC fines political consultant $6 million for deepfake robocalls


The FCC issued a hefty fine against political consultant Steve Kramer for sending fake robocalls of President Biden during the 2024 New Hampshire primary.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially issued its full recommended fine against political consultant Steve Kramer for a series of illegal robocalls using deepfake AI technology and caller ID spoofing during the New Hampshire primaries. The phony robocalls delivered pre-recorded audio of President Biden’s voice using deepfake AI technology to New Hampshire residents leading up to the 2024 presidential primary election. Carpenter showed NBC News how he made the deepfake audio files of President Biden using an AI voice generator called ElevenLabs.

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