Carr Slams AI Political Ad NPRM

election, he said. Carr tied the proposal to reports that Democratic campaigns aren’t using AI as much as Republicans. "This effort echoes a [Democratic National Committee]-backed initiative at the Federal Election Commission to impose new regulations on AI-generated political speech before voters hit the ballot boxes this fall,” Carr said in a statement Thursday. “The FCC’s attempt to fundamentally alter the rules of the road for political speech just a short time before a national election is as misguided as it is unlawful.” He acknowledged bipartisan concern about AI-generated political content but said the FCC’s proposal is outside its authority and that broadcast-only disclosure rules will drive such content online. “Applying new regulations on the broadcasters ... but not on their largely unregulated online competitors only exacerbates regulatory asymmetries,” he said. Carr also expressed concern that the NPRM is an effort to control speech. “Is the government really worried that voters will find these ads misleading in the absence of a regulator’s guiding hand?” Carr asked. “Or is the government worried that voters might find these ads effective?” The FCC and Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel’s office didn’t comment.