AI-generated voices imitating celebrities and politicians are making it harder for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to crack down on robocalls. FCC Chairman Jessica Rosenworcel wants the commission to recognize calls that use AI-generated voices and use voice cloning technologies in robocalls. illegal.
Under the FCC’s Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), making artificial voice or recorded calls to residences is against the law. If AI-generated voice calls are outlawed under current law, it would give state attorneys general “new tools” across the country to crack down on scammers.
The FCC’s proposal comes shortly after some New Hampshire residents received calls from what appeared to be President Joe Biden telling them not to vote in their state’s primary. The security firm thoroughly analyzed the call and determined that it was generated using artificial intelligence tools by a startup called ElevenLabs. The company later banned the account responsible for the message.
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Because Comcast’s internet isn’t much faster than its competitors.
Comcast is discontinuing the Xfinity 10G Network brand to describe its internet service after a National Advertising Review Board (NARB) panel found that the term could lead consumers to believe that Comcast’s mobile and broadband services will offer faster speeds than current-generation networks.
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Google adds generative AI to Maps. The feature is in early access and is only available in certain areas and to select Local Guide members. It allows you to talk to the app using natural language to explore new places. Ask the app what you’re looking for, like a specific type of restaurant, and the company’s extensive language models will analyze data from all of its listings, along with community members’ opinions.
The recommendation engine will also remember what you’ve asked in the past and hopefully refine future suggestions.
After negotiations broke down, the company kept its promise.
After threatening to do so earlier this week, Universal Music Group (UMG) is pulling the catalogs of artists it represents, including Taylor Swift, Drake, Billie Eilish, The Weeknd and others. Some of the world’s most prominent artists no longer have tracks listed on their profiles, and any UMG music featured in TikTok videos will be muted going forward. Universal previously said it wanted to charge TikTok a fraction of the rate charged by other social media sites.
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It’s the perfect picture for the story. Reality Labs, Meta’s AR, VR, and metaverse division, is set to generate more than $1 billion in revenue in the last quarter of 2023 thanks to Quest headsets and Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. However, the division still lost $4.6 billion in the quarter and more than $16 billion in 2023. .
