FCC cracks down on AI robocall scams, Meta tightens oversight of AI content and Sen. Klobuchar discusses Section 230 reform
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🗓️ 9 February 2024
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| 0:00.0 | We just can't stop talking about AI, can we? |
| 0:06.0 | From American public media, this is Marketplace Tech. |
| 0:09.0 | I'm Lily Dramale. Generative artificial intelligence once again made headlines this week, especially on the regulatory front |
| 0:25.8 | and we're diving into it on today's Marketplace TechBites Week in Review. |
| 0:30.6 | Meta has announced it'll label AI generated images posted to its platforms which include |
| 0:36.4 | Facebook and Instagram. This after its oversight board criticized the company's |
| 0:41.5 | policy on manipulated media. |
| 0:44.0 | Meanwhile, Senator Amy Klobuchar recently joined our program to discuss, among other things, |
| 0:50.0 | the possible reform or even repeal of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a law that |
| 0:57.0 | essentially gives social media platforms legal immunity when it comes to the content their |
| 1:02.2 | users post. |
| 1:04.0 | But first, on Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission ruled that AI-generated |
| 1:08.9 | robocall scams are now illegal under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. |
| 1:15.0 | This after thousands of New Hampshire voters got a surprise ahead of their primary election last month, |
| 1:22.0 | a robocall deep fake of President Biden asking them to do |
| 1:26.2 | this. |
| 1:27.2 | It's important that you save your vote for the November election. |
| 1:30.4 | Voting this Tuesday only enables the Republicans in their quest to elect Donald Trump again. |
| 1:36.5 | For more on this, I was joined by Maria Curie Tech Policy reporter at Axios. |
| 1:42.0 | So the FCC has always been really on top of combating illegal robocalls and, you know, making sure that Americans aren't suffering from robocalls. |
| 1:53.7 | I mean, it's, I think we can all agree, it's a pretty big problem in a nuisance. |
| 1:58.0 | But this year, specifically the issue has gotten a lot of attention because we're seeing that |
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