HR 8939 United States House · 118th Congress

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish technical and procedural standards for artificial or prerecorded voice systems created through generative artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.

HR 8939 amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require that artificial or prerecorded voice systems created using generative AI (like voice cloning) comply with existing telemarketing rules. It directly affects businesses and organizations using AI-generated voices for automated phone calls, ensuring these systems meet technical and procedural standards set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The bill updates Section 227(d)(3) to explicitly include AI voice systems, requiring the FCC to establish specific rules for their use. This change ensures AI voice systems are treated under current regulations governing automated calls, without creating new prohibitions.
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