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Benedict Collins

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Despite ai robocalls existing for some time the fcc has only just officially declared them definitely illegal - What They Never Told You

AI voice.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has declared AI-generated voices are ‘artificial’, which now officially means they are illegal to use in the context of automated voice calls.

While this doesn’t mean the pre-recorded audio you hear saying that “your call is very important to us” when contacting customer support is a thing of the past, it will help prosecute automated calling scams that impersonate the likes of US President Joe Biden.

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