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'The Risk Here Is Severe': Schumer Warns Trump FCC Against Approving AI Robocalls Ahead of Midterms

The leader of the Senate Democratic caucus on Monday urged the Republican-controlled Federal Communications Commission to reject a petition by a right-wing group to allow unsolicited, artificial intelligence-generated robocalls ahead of next month's midterm elections. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) warned that granting Club for Growth's…

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Common Dreams· Oct 19, 6:31 PM'The Risk Here Is Severe': Schumer Warns Trump FCC Against Approving AI Robocalls Ahead of Midterms

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Schumer urges FCC to reject GOP group’s request to allow unsolicited political robocallsSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject a petition from a conservative political group to ease restrictions on AI-generated robocalls ahead of November's midterm elections. “Under this change, campaigns could use their opponents’ voice to send out a message that is, at best,…

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US agency considers allowing new AI political robocalls before electionA Democratic member of the Federal Communications Commission urged the agency on Wednesday not ‌to approve a petition to allow political AI-generated robocalls from conservative political group Club for Growth.

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FCC considers allowing more political robocalls before midterms, including those created with AIThe Federal Communications Commission is considering a request to loosen rules on political robocalls, including those with AI-generated voices. Current federal law bans most robocalls to cellphones...

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FCC weighs relaxing robocall rulesWASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission is considering a request by a conservative group to loosen rules on political robocalls, including those with artificial intelligence-generated voices, before November's midterm elections.

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FCC Weighs Loosening Political Robocall Rules Ahead of Midterms, Including AIThe Republican-led Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has advanced a petition to allow political robocalls for public comment, and a ruling could come as soon as late October [1][2]. According to analytics firm reports, the proposal comes just weeks before Americans head to the polls for the Nov. 3 midterm elections [3] [10]. Background: Robocall…

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Schumer says he won’t quit as Dem Senate leader post-midterms, warns GOP may ‘steal the election’Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was adamant that he will remain the Democrats' leader in the upper chamber, but warned that Republicans could attempt to "steal the election."

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