The phenomenon gained attention last month when a robocall impersonation of US President Joe Biden urged people to not cast ballots in the New Hampshire primary 

The new ruling, issued Thursday, promised to give 'State Attorneys General across the country new tools to go after bad actors behind these nefarious robocalls.'

'Bad actors are using AI-generated voices in unsolicited robocalls to extort vulnerable family members, imitate celebrities, and misinform voters,' FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said in a press release.

'We're putting the fraudsters behind these robocalls on notice.'

'State Attorneys General will now have new tools to crack down on these scams and ensure the public is protected from fraud and misinformation,' Rosenworcel said.

The FCC ruling will expand what activities prosecutors can pursue under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which is currently the primary law allowing the authorities to help limit junk calls. 

But the FCC also said that it is pursuing its own use cases for AI, employing pattern recognition software in an effort to recognize illegal robocalls 'before they ever reach consumers on the phone.'