The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially issued the full recommended fine to political consultant Steve Cramer. This comes after it used deepfake AI technology to launch a series of robocalls to New Hampshire residents with a pre-recorded audio of President Biden’s voice. Fake Biden told voters not to vote in the upcoming primary, saying, “Your vote will make a difference in November, not this Tuesday.” Kramer must pay a $6 million fine within the next 30 days, or the Department of Justice will collect the fine, the FCC said in a statement.
Kramer won’t just be fined. He also faces criminal charges. New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella announced that he will face multiple charges of voter suppression and impersonating a political candidate.
It wasn’t a very difficult process either. Kramer hired New Orleans magician Paul Carpenter to create the fake recording. Carpenter showed NBC News how he created a deepfake audio file using Eleven Labs. Apparently it took about 20 minutes.
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