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FCC fines telecom $1 million over fake AI Biden robocalls

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The Federal Communications Commission has fined Lingo Telecom $1 million over January 's fake Joe Biden AI robocalls.

The calls used deepfake audio of the president's voice to spread election disinformation in New Hampshire .

The FCC initially faced a penalty of $2 million , however this week 's settlement agreement cut that figure in half .

The telecommunications company had incorrectly certified that they had "a direct authenticated relationship" with the caller's identity.