[New] Agentic voice AI will fully automate one in ten customer interactions by 2026.
Jesty CRM
[New] Voice commerce is projected to reach $164 billion by 2028: From grocery reorders to subscription management, voice-initiated transactions are growing at 24% annually.
Digital Applied
[New] The number of US voice assistant users will reach 157.1 million by 2026.
Ringly.io
Within two years, most major markets will require disclosure of synthetic voices and explicit consent for voice replication.
Dubbing Journal
The United States has taken a more fragmented approach - no federal law specifically governs voice cloning, though state-level legislation (Tennessee's ELVIS Act, California's AB 2602) targets unauthorized use of vocal likeness.
Dubbing Journal
House Bill 2225 imposes rules on chatbot interactions, requiring disclosure that users are interacting with AI at regular intervals and prohibiting bots from presenting themselves as human.
The AI Policy Newsletter
Multimodal dubbing will integrate voice with gestures and expressions by 2027, with real-time automated dubbing becoming viable for live events and TV broadcasts within the next 2 years.
Vozo
Voice cloning without consent creates major legal risks in 2026, as right-of-publicity laws protect an actor's voice in many countries.
Vozo
House Bill 2225 (H.B. 2225) requires AI chatbot operators to implement protocols for detecting and responding to users expressing suicidal ideation or self-harm, including referrals to crisis hotlines.
National Law Review
AI agents can automate over 80% of customer interactions, and for organizations already on Zendesk, the AI chatbot provides the fastest path to automated resolution without platform disruption.
Twig AI
The AI Digital report highlights that voice technology will continue its rapid adoption trajectory, with voice assistant users in the US projected to reach nearly 170 million by 2028, growing at a 3.3% CAGR from 2023.
AI Digital
When Illinois proposes an AI Safety Measures Act, when Virginia creates IVO assessment frameworks, when Washington mandates chatbot self-harm protocols - the legislative intent mirrors the risk calculus enterprises use to justify security investments.
Kiteworks | Your Private Data Network
Voice AI is changing that, which could be why around 65% of retail leaders said their businesses plan to adopt AI voice assistants in 2027.
AOL
