Democratic political operative admits he commissioned robocall of AI Biden

Steve Kramer said easy-to-use technology' enabled him to send automated call while New Orleans magician says he was paid $150 to make it

A longtime Democratic political operative has admitted he commissioned a robocall which featured an AI-created imitation of Joe Biden discouraging voters from participating in the New Hampshire presidential primary.

In a statement to NBC News on Sunday, Steve Kramer said he resorted to easy-to-use online technology" to mimic the president's voice and send out the infamous automated call to 5,000 Democrats who were most likely to vote in the 23 January primary.