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There was a short however essential point out of synthetic intelligence (AI) from President Joseph R. Biden in his annual State of the Union deal with earlier than Congress and televised broadly to the American individuals stay final evening, Thursday, March 7, 2024.
Based on the total transcript of the speech as delivered posted by CBS Information, Biden known as upon lawmakers to:
“Cross bipartisan privateness laws to guard our youngsters on-line.
Harness the promise of A.I. and shield us from its peril.
Ban A.I. voice impersonation and extra!”
The decision to “ban A.I. voice impersonation” is an fascinating deal with one specific manner generative AI is at the moment getting used, voice cloning, with proprietary options from ElevenLabs and open-source ones from myShell already out there in the marketplace.
Nevertheless, Biden himself after all has a direct curiosity within the know-how given his voice was impersonated as a part of a robocall effort in New Hampshire forward of its January 23, 2024 major election, urging callers to not vote. The New Hampshire Legal professional Normal employed Trade 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 large query following Biden’s remarks: the place does this ElevenLabs, myShell, and different firms providing comparable options? And can Congress transfer to move laws that bans the tech?
Watch the total State of the Union 2024 deal with under:
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