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Declaratory Ruling, FCC 24-17, CG Docket No. 23-362: AI-generated calls under the TCPA
Federal Communications Commission, 2024
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- The Federal Communications Commission ruling, adopted February 2, 2024 and released February 8, 2024, that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act covers calls made with AI-generated voices.
- How much weight it carries
- Primary government text, adopted by the Commission. It confirms existing rules rather than creating new ones, and it does not settle every question about AI calling.
Facts taken from this source
- 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.
“require the prior express consent of the called party to initiate such calls absent an emergency purpose or exemption” (Paragraph 2)
- In a 2024 declaratory ruling, the FCC said the TCPA limits on artificial or prerecorded voices cover current AI technologies that generate human voices.
“encompass current AI technologies that generate human voices” (Paragraph 2)