Fact · Voice and AI
In February 2024 the Federal Communications Commission ruled unanimously that voices generated by artificial intelligence are artificial voices under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a declaratory ruling to confirm that artificial intelligence-generated voices are “artificial” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)”
FCC: AI-Generated Robocalls Illegal Under the TCPA, Cooley LLP, Cooley LLP, 2024, Opening paragraph.
Open the original- What it measures
- The ruling followed AI-generated robocalls to New Hampshire primary voters. Under the TCPA, calls using an artificial voice generally need the recipient's prior express consent.
- What it does not show
- This is a US rule on robocalls. It does not cover every conversational voice agent use, and other countries differ.