House Democrats Propose New Bill to Crack Down on AI-Powered Robocall Scams
• House Democrats proposed new legislation to overhaul nation's robocall rules in response to rise of AI-powered scams and fraud • Bill would expand definition of a robocall to include texts and calls using artificial intelligence or prerecorded messages • Proposed law would double potential fines for robocall violations involving use of AI to impersonate people • All robocalls, even authorized ones, would have to disclose any use of AI under the legislation • Seeks to close loopholes that enable robocallers to avoid accountability and aims to give regulators more tools to pursue scammers