Texas company faces criminal investigation for misleading US voters with Joe Biden AI
It was revealed that the criminal behind the robocall was the life corporation and Walter Monk, who appeared to be the voice of the United States President Joe Biden in New Hampshire teaching the citizens of New Hampshire not to vote in the January 23 primary election.
In a statement from the New Hampshire Department of Justice, Attorney General John Formella said the AG's office's Election Law Division identified the source as a Texas-based firm, Life Corporation, and an individual named Walter Monk.
In the year The automated messages were created by an artificial intelligence (AI) deep-fake tool to interfere in the 2024 presidential election. The state attorney general's office has labeled the robocalls as misinformation, advising New Hampshire voters to ignore the messages.
We are proud to join this effort to protect consumers from AI-generated robocalls with a cease and desist letter sent to the Texas company in question. https://t.co/ki2hVhH9Fv
— FCC (@FCC) February 7, 2024
AI deep fake tools refer to software or applications that use advanced AI algorithms to create highly realistic and deceptive digital content such as videos, audio recordings or images.
The state attorney general identified voter suppression calls in New Hampshire in mid-January, and the investigation began in collaboration with state and federal partners such as the Anti-Robbery Multistate Litigation Task Force and the Federal Communications Commission's Office of Enforcement.
The Division of Election Law issued a cease and desist order against Life Corporation for violating Title LXIII of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes of 2022 against bribery, intimidation, and suppression. The order requires immediate compliance, and the department reserves the right to take additional enforcement actions based on prior conduct.
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Election Law Division investigators traced the call to Texas-based telecom provider Lingo Telecom. Meanwhile, the US Federal Communications Commission has issued a cease-and-desist letter to Lingo Telecom for alleged AI-generated voice cloning by robocalls. The letter orders an immediate end to supporting illegal robocall traffic.
On January 31, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel proposed considering calls that feature AI-generated voices as illegal under the rules and penalties outlined in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
Deepfakes have increased concerns over AI-generated content, with the World Economic Forum highlighting the negative effects of AI technologies in its 19th Global Risks Report. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service – Canada's primary national intelligence agency – has also raised concerns about disinformation campaigns across the Internet using AI deep fakes.
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