The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has announced comment deadlines for a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of
Inquiry (NPRM and NOI) released in early August that, among
other things, proposes new rules to regulate AI-generated calls and
texts. Stakeholders can now weigh in on the NPRM and
NOI—comments are due Thursday, October 10,
and reply comments are due Friday, October 25.
In particular, the NPRM proposes to amend the agency's
Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) rules to establish new (1)
consent disclosure requirements for artificial or prerecorded voice
calls and autodialed text messages that contain AI-generated
content; and (2) disclosure requirements for artificial or
prerecorded voice calls that feature AI-generated technology. These
proposed new rules would include a definition of
“AI-generated call” and a proposed exemption designed
to facilitate the use of AI to help individuals with speech or
hearing disabilities
