Robocalls with AI voices to be regulated under Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

Robocalls with AI voices to be regulated under Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the agency says. I’m pretty sure this puts us on the timeline where we eventually get incredible, futuristic tech, but computers and robots still sound mechanical and fake.

    • Kalothar@lemmy.caEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Man some of these are funny, bold and ironic

      `` The FCC described the other 12 companies’ attached “robocall mitigation plans” as follows:

      Humbolt VoIP: “The robocall mitigation plan attached to its certification was a .PNG file depicting an indiscernible object.” National Cloud Communications: “The robocall mitigation plan attached to its certification was a document titled ‘Windows Printer Test Page’ that was unrelated to robocall mitigation.” Route 66 Broadband: “The robocall mitigation plan attached to its certification consisted of a signed declaration by the Company’s CEO presented without additional content or context.” Tech Bizz Solutions: “The robocall mitigation plan attached to its certification contained a letter, unrelated to robocall mitigation, from Harvard Business Services, Inc.” 2054235 Alberta: “The robocall mitigation plan attached to its certification contained only the company’s business address.” Evernex: “The robocall mitigation plan attached to its certification was a .PNG file that depicted the filer’s ‘Taxpayer Profile’ on a Pakistani government website.” My Taxi Ride: “The robocall mitigation plan attached to its certification was a copy of an FCC public notice titled ‘FCC Facilitates Review of Restoring Internet Freedom Record.’” (Restoring Internet Freedom was the title of the FCC’s 2017 net neutrality repeal.) Nervill: The “attachment provided was a signature page on company letterhead with no substantive content or context.” SIA Tet: “The robocall mitigation plan attached to its certification was a letter that stated: ‘Unfortunately, we do not have such a documents.’” Textodog: “The robocall mitigation plan attached to its certification was a .PNG file that depicted a corporate icon.” USA-Connect.net: “The robocall mitigation plan attached to its certification contained only a signature.” Viettel Business Solutions: “The robocall mitigation plan attached to its certification was a promotional document titled ‘Viettel Solutions: Making Smart Cities Vision a Reality.’”

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