More and more often, the voice on the other end of the line is a deception. It's an AI voice bot, with a fake name, a fake laugh, and often no mention that it's a machine.

People have a right to know when they're talking to AI.

Sign the petition:

We, PEOPLE, call for technology businesses, policymakers, and experts to:

• Require AI systems to clearly disclose that you're talking to AI, not a person - and never deny it when asked.
• Stop AI from impersonating real people - e.g. cloning their voice, name or identity.
• Stop AI from using human names to pass as people - e.g. "Emma" or "Sarah". Names belong to people, not machines.
• Stop AI from replicating human-like voices and speech cues - pauses, tone, laughter etc.
• Stop AI from expressing personal opinions and anecdotes - implying it exists outside its interface.
• Limit AI's use of human-like terminology - e.g. "I," "me," "myself," "mine," "us" and "we".

Lend your human voice. Sign today. >>>>

See it for yourself

In the unedited footage below, an AI agent introduces itself with a human name, speaks in a human voice, and lies by claiming to be a live person when asked.

WHY is AI being designed to pass as human?

WHY are we given AI with human names and fake breathing?

AI should be a neutral tool that supports People, not one that deceives them.

Without clear parameters and control, real people are at risk of mass deception, on a scale we've never seen.

This is about protecting something simple: being human, and knowing when you're talking to one.

Add your name. Stop AI from Posing as People. >>>>

Further reading

• 45 essential AI customer experience statistics every business needs to know, OnePoll/AnswerConnect
• Mirages: On anthropomorphism in dialogue systems, Heriot Watt University Research Gateway
• Chatbots Are Not People: Designed-In Dangers of Human-Like A.I., Public Citizen
• AI Chatbot Says "I'm Human"; Customer Uses a Simple Trick to Test It, Analytics Insight
• AI 'voice cloning' scams are on the rise. Here's how to stay safe, CNN
• 2026 State Chatbot Laws: Key Provisions and Regulatory Trends, Orrick
• Prepare to get manipulated by emotionally expressive chatbots, Wired