NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Two North Texas companies were sent cease-and-desist orders and subpoenas in connection to robocalls that used artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice to discourage people from voting in the New Hampshire’s primary last month.
During a Tuesday press conference, New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said investigators identified the source as Life Corporation out of Arlington and said they were transmitted by a company called Lingo Telecom.
He called the case the clearest and possibly first attempt to use AI to interfere with a United States election.
“Calls using AI with something as deceptive as trying to clone the voice of the president of the United States, we haven’t seen something like that before so close to an election and that’s what really makes this case unique,” he said.
The Federal Communications Commission also issued a cease-and-desist letter to the Lingo Telecom. In a statement, the FCC said it was trying to stop “behavior that violates voter suppression laws.”
Lingo Telecom said it has suspended services to Life Corporation after learning of the investigation and is continuing to cooperate.
Life Corporation owner Walter Monk has not yet been charged.
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