The QUIET Act, co-sponsored by Congressman Juan Ciscomani, is looking to require robocallers to disclose the usage of AI at the beginning of calls and text messages.
It would also increase penalties for anyone who uses AI to impersonate individuals with the intent to cause harm.
Ciscomani said that a number of his constituents have been scammed for thousands of dollars.
“I think technology is just moving much quicker than public policy. We have to set guardrails around that to make sure we protect the consumers while not infringing on the good use of business," he said.
When it comes to enforcement, Ciscomani said the legislation would need local police and people receiving the calls to help crack down on companies who don’t disclose their usage of AI.
He said the disclosure would also pave the way for companies to present their legitimacy.
“This allows actually, legitimate companies and efforts that they have on using AI the proper way to be able to say: This is AI, and they play by the rules, and people will know what that is," he said.
Ciscomani said the bill would also require companies using AI impersonations for calls without the intent to harm to also disclose their usage of AI.
