Faked Biden Robocall Results in Charges for Democratic Operative

A Democratic operative faces state criminal charges and a fine from federal regulators for using artificial intelligence to fake President Joe Biden’s voice in robocalls aimed at dissuading Democrats from voting in the New Hampshire primary election.

Steve Kramer, who worked for Biden’s Democratic primary challenger Dean Phillips, was accused by state prosecutors on Thursday of 13 felony counts of voter suppression and 13 misdemeanor counts for allegedly impersonating a candidate. The Federal Communications Commission also proposed fining Kramer $6 million for robocalls that were made using the spoofed number of a local political consultant.

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