“FCC imposes a fine of 820 million dollars for AI-based election interference”

Yonhap News,
, ‘As the U.S. presidential election approaches, concerns are mounting about the possibility of AI being used to interfere in elections. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently imposed a fine on a political consultant who used AI to create fake phone messages during the Democratic primary election earlier this year.’,
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, ‘On May 23, the FCC fined political consultant Steve Kramer $6 million (approximately 82 billion won) for using generative AI technology to mimic President Biden’s voice and create fake phone messages.’,
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, ‘This fine is separate from any criminal penalties against Kramer. FCC Chairman Jessica Rosenworcel stated, “If the caller is a well-known politician, the likelihood of the recipient being fooled by false information increases,” adding that this is the desired outcome for malicious actors manipulating voices.’,
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, ‘Kramer was charged with creating a fake phone message in President Biden’s voice stating, “If you vote in the primary, you cannot vote in November (election).” He faces 24 counts of charges, including encouraging residents to refuse to vote by spreading false information and attempting to obstruct voting with false information.’,
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, ‘At the time, President Biden had not registered as a candidate in the New Hampshire primary. President Biden had asked to start the primary in a different state instead of New Hampshire, where his performance in the previous election was poor. However, New Hampshire, without approval from the Democratic Party, proceeded with an unofficial primary.’,
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, ‘As the situation arising from Kramer’s fake phone messages could potentially confuse voters, the Department of Justice immediately issued a statement calling it an “illegal attempt to disrupt the New Hampshire primary” and urging voters to completely ignore the message that voting in the primary would exclude them from the November election.’,
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, ‘In connection with this incident, Kramer explained, “I had no intention to harm the Biden campaign or interfere in the election” and said he did it to advocate for regulation of AI deepfakes.’,
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, ‘Meanwhile, the FCC is working on measures to require disclosure when AI is used in political ads to block misinformation using AI during the upcoming U.S. presidential election in November.’,
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