Schumer Urges FCC to Reject AI Call Bid
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer urged the FCC to reject Club for Growth’s request to make AI-generated political calls to cellphones without prior consent, warning they could use opponents’ voices to spread deceptive deepfakes. The group argues the calls are protected political speech, while the FCC’s review could conclude ahead of the November congressional election.
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About Chuck Schumer
Charles Ellis Schumer is an American politician serving since 1999 as a United States senator from New York. A member of the Democratic Party, he has led the Senate Democratic Caucus since 2017 and served as Senate majority leader from 2021 to 2025. He has served two stints as Senate minority leader, from 2017 to 2021 and since 2025. He became New York's senior senator in 2001, upon Daniel Patrick Moynihan's retirement. Elected to a fifth term in 2022, Schumer surpassed Moynihan and Jacob K. Javits as the longest-serving U.S. senator from New York. He is the dean of New York's congressional delegation.
Everything about Chuck Schumer →- Occupation
- politician, writer, jurist, lawyer
- Position held
- United States representative, member of the New York State Assembly, United States representative, United States representative
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- November 23, 1950
- Website
- https://www.schumer.senate.gov, https://www.chuckschumer.com/
