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There was a short however necessary point out of synthetic intelligence (AI) from President Joseph R. Biden in his annual State of the Union tackle earlier than Congress and televised extensively to the American individuals dwell final night time, Thursday, March 7, 2024.
In line with the total transcript of the speech as delivered posted by CBS News, Biden referred to as upon lawmakers to:
“Go bipartisan privateness laws to guard our youngsters on-line.
Harness the promise of A.I. and defend us from its peril.
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The decision to “ban A.I. voice impersonation” is an fascinating give attention to one explicit approach generative AI is at present getting used, voice cloning, with proprietary options from ElevenLabs and open-source ones from myShell already out there in the marketplace.
Nonetheless, Biden himself after all has a direct curiosity within the expertise given his voice was impersonated as a part of a robocall effort in New Hampshire forward of its January 23, 2024 main election, urging callers to not vote. The New Hampshire Legal professional Basic employed Business Traceback Group to hint the calls again to Texas-based Life Company and its proprietor Walter Monk, in addition to one other firm, Lingo Telecom. In early February, the U.S. Federal Communications Fee (FCC), the company that oversees telecommunications within the nation, issued a cease-and-desist letter to Lingo.
The massive query following Biden’s remarks: the place does this ElevenLabs, myShell, and different corporations providing related options? And can Congress transfer to cross laws that bans the tech?
Watch the total State of the Union 2024 tackle beneath: