Fact · Voice and AI
The FCC ruled that calls using AI-generated voices need the prior express consent of the called party, unless an emergency purpose or an exemption applies.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“require the prior express consent of the called party to initiate such calls absent an emergency purpose or exemption”
Declaratory Ruling, FCC 24-17, CG Docket No. 23-362: AI-generated calls under the TCPA, Federal Communications Commission, 2024, Paragraph 2.
Open the original- What it measures
- The consent rule applies to the TCPA restriction on artificial or prerecorded voice calls. The ruling covers calls made with AI-generated voices in the same way.
- What it does not show
- The ruling is about consent for calls. The exemptions and the way consent is recorded are set by separate FCC rules.