Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has joined 50 bipartisan attorneys general to warn citizens of AI robocalls in the upcoming election.
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has joined 50 bipartisan attorneys general to warn citizens of AI robocalls in the upcoming election.
AG Skrmetti sent a warning letter alongside colleagues to Life Corporation, the company that allegedly sent New Hampshire residents scam election robocalls during the New Hampshire primary election, as part of the nationwide Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force.
The calls allegedly used AI to pose as the president and discourage people from voting in the primary.
“Using A.I. to spam voters’ phones with robocalls and inaccurate election information is illegal and fundamentally anti-American. Not to mention, it’s creepy,” Attorney General Skrmetti said in a statement. “I’m proud to sign this bipartisan letter to protect election integrity and uphold the law.”
In the letter, AG Skrmetti and his co-signers warned Life Corp, its owner, and executives that they must stop any unlawful call traffic right away. The letter states that if they do not abide, they may be in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Truth in Caller ID Act and other state consumer protection laws.
The Task Force’s investigation accuses Life Corp of spoofing its calls to make it appear as if the calls were coming from legitimate New Hampshire political party officials. The letter also alleges Life Corp used AI to mimic certain voices and provided false information about elections and voting to the call recipients.
In addition to this warning letter, the New Hampshire Attorney General’s office issued a cease-and-desist letter against Life Corp on Tuesday as part of its ongoing investigation into the matter. The Federal Communications Commission’s Enforcement Bureau also issued a cease-and-desist letter against Lingo Telecom, which was identified to have began a portion of these calls for Life Corp, demanding that it immediately stop supporting illegal robocall traffic on its networks.
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