US Political Consultant Fined USD 6 Mn For Using AI To Fake Joe Bidens Voice In Robocalls To Voters [Video]

US Presidential Election 2024: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has imposed a fine of USD 6 million on a political consultant for using deepfake Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to imitate President Joe Biden’s voice in a robocall campaign. The fake robocalls, directed by Steve Kramer, had urged New Hampshire voters to refrain from voting in the state’s Democratic primary.

In May, Steven Kramer, a Louisiana Democratic political consultant, was indicted in New Hampshire over calls that appeared to have Biden asking residents not to vote until November. Kramer had worked for Biden’s primary challenger, Representative Dean Phillips, who denounced the calls.

In January, Kramer told media outlets he paid USD 500 to have the calls sent to voters to raise attention to the danger of artificial intelligence in campaigns. The FCC said the calls were generated using an AI-generated deepfake audio recording meant to sound like Biden’s voice. He will be required to pay …