FTC Expands AI Oversight to Combat Sexual Deepfakes and Voice Cloning Scams

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is preparing to enforce key provisions of a new law targeting sexual deepfakes. The agency is also exploring measures to combat AI-driven scams involving voice cloning. The initiative expands the FTC's oversight of AI-related threats under existing and forthcoming regulations. No specific dates, technical details, or legislative names (e.g., "Take It Down Act") were explicitly mentioned in the reported content. The focus includes mitigating risks posed by generative AI technologies in fraud and misinformation.