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April 16, 2026
Exclusive: Sen. Hassan presses AI voice cloning companies on preventing scams
The letters are one of the first steps for lawmakers eyeing new legislation and regulations.
TL;DR
- Senator Maggie Hassan is investigating AI voice cloning companies to understand their scam prevention measures.
- Four companies, ElevenLabs, LOVO, Speechify, and VEED, received letters from Hassan.
- AI voice cloning allows scammers to replicate voices with as little as three seconds of audio, leading to significant financial losses for victims.
- Hassan is asking companies to detail their monitoring systems, actions against policy violators, and consent verification processes.
- AI-related scams resulted in $893 million in losses last year, according to the FBI.
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