Trial begins for political consultants accused of sending AI-generated robocalls mimicking Biden
The trial began with a Democratic political consultant who allowed the generation of artificial intelligence (AI) that generated robocalls to mimic President Biden ahead of the 2024 New Hampshire primary.
Steve Kramer faces $6 million fines and more than 20 criminal charges after hiring a magician to create a deepfake President Biden It urges New Hampshire voters not to participate in the primary.
The fine proposed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) involves AI technology first.
Former President Joe Biden will speak by phone to the left at the National Small Business Week event held at the Rose Garden in the White House in Washington, DC on May 1, 2023. Steve Kramer, who allowed the AI to be sent, generated a robocall that mimics President Biden ahead of the 2024 New Hampshire primary. (Getty Images, left, AP photo, Brendan Smialowski/AFP via right.)
The company accused of facing a $2 million fine for Lingo Telecom, the call sender, faces a $2 million fine, but could be fined in either case, according to FCC. He said it was sexual.
Kramer admitted to adjusting messages sent to thousands of voters two days before the first primary on January 23rd.
That date New Hampshire Set That primary was because there was no compliance with the DNC’s 2024 presidential nomination calendar. In the unauthorized primary, President Biden was not taking part in the New Hampshire vote, but Granite State Democrats write campaign to prevent presidential election embarrassment when he ran his second term in the White House has begun.
The caller ID appears to come from Cathy Sullivan, former chairman of the New Hampshire Democrats, who was running the Probiden Write Campaign at the time.
“A bundle of Malakies. I know the value of Democrats’ votes when voting is important. It’s important to save votes in November’s election.”
“We need your help in selecting Democrats up and down tickets. Voting this Tuesday will only allow Republicans in their quest to re-elect Donald Trump. You The vote will make a difference in November, not this Tuesday.”
The fake Bidencall reached 5,000-25,000 due to citing NBC investigative authorities.
The vote will be held in 2024 in Londonderry, New Hampshire primary schools at Londonderry High School. People in the state are heading to vote today to vote in the 2024 primary. (Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Kramer faces 13 felony charges claiming he violated new Hampshire laws for trying to prevent someone from voting using misleading information. He is also faced with 13 misdemeanor charges accusing him of falsely representing himself as a candidate through his own actions or the actions of others. The charges will be filed in four counties and charged by the state attorney general’s office.
Kramer previously told local outlet news 9 that he created the phone as a stunt to show the need to adjust. AI Technology.
“I might be the villain today, but in the end I think we’ll get a better country and a better democracy because of what I purposefully did,” Kramer said of the investigation previously. Ta.
Voter expert Kramer worked on voting access for the campaign of former Minnesota Democrats’ hopeful Rep. Dean Phillips, and failed Kanye West’s 2020 presidential election. Phillips distances himself from Kramer, whom he said he had acted alone.
According to an NBC report, Paul Carpenter, a magician from New Orleans, stepped forward and said he made Deep Fark for a dollar.
“We created the audio that is used in RoboCall. We didn’t distribute it,” Carpenter told NBC. “I was in a situation where someone offered me some money to do something and I did that. There was no malicious intent. I know how it was distributed. Not there.
New Hampshire Attorney General John Formera has explained the investigation into a robocall that used artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice and discourage people from voting in the 2024 primary in New Hampshire. It’s there. (Amanda Gokee/The Boston Globe via AP)
Following the revelation, New Hampshire Attorney General John Formera announced a phone investigation.
Investigators said they identified Texas-based Life Corp., Formella said. As the source of the call And that the call was sent by Lingo Telecom, another Texas-based company.
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Lingo Telecom said it is strongly opposed to the FCC’s actions. This is called an attempt to retrospectively impose new rules.
“Lingo Telecom takes regulatory obligations very seriously and works fully with federal and state agencies to help identify the person responsible for sending out the New Hampshire Robocall Campaign,” the company said. Masu.
“Lingo Telecom said that the production of these calls and the actions it took were in compliance with all applicable federal regulations and industry standards.”
Danielle Wallace and Greg Norman of Fox News, and the Associated Press, contributed to this report.