FCC chair asks telecoms to detail efforts to block fraudulent AI political robocalls

The chair of the Federal Communications Commission asked the CEOs of AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and other cable and telecom carriers to detail efforts to crack down on fraudulent political robocalls that are generated by AI, the agency said Thursday.

Last month Steven Kramer, a Louisiana Democratic political consultant, was indicted over a fake robocall imitating U.S. President Joe Biden seeking to dissuade people from voting for him in New Hampshire’s Democratic primary election.