The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially issued its full recommended fine against political consultant Steve Kramer for a series of illegal robocalls using deepfake AI technology and caller ID spoofing during the New Hampshire primaries.

The commission has issued a $6 million fine against longtime Democratic political operative Steve Kramer of New York for the illegal phone calls that used a deepfake Joe Biden voice.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially issued its full recommended fine against political consultant Steve Kramer. This is after he initiated a series of robocalls to New Hampshire residents with pre-recorded audio of President Biden’s voice,

The fine follows a months-long investigation led by the FCC Enforcement Bureau, the Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force, and the New Hampshire Department of Justice.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has fined political consultant Steven Kramer $6 million for using deepfake AI technology to create illegal robocalls during the 2024 New Hampshire presidential primaries.

Steve Kramer, a political consultant accused of arranging the robocalls received by New Hampshire residents in January, has been fined by the Federal Communications Commission. The robocalls included an artificially created voice mimicking Biden and encouraged recipients to skip voting in the state’s primary.

In January, Kramer told media outlets he paid $500 to have the calls sent to voters to raise attention to the danger of artificial intelligence in campaigns.