State Department on alert after hoaxer uses AI to impersonate Marco Rubio

The imposter reportedly contacted three foreign ministers, a US senator and a governor

An imposter attempted to contact US and foreign officials using artificial intelligence to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio, multiple media outlets reported, citing State Department memos.

The hoaxer reportedly sent AI-generated voice and text messages that mimicked Rubio’s voice and writing style to at least three foreign ministers, a US senator, and a governor. According to The Washington Post, the culprit used the encrypted messaging app Signal and registered an account displaying the fake email address “[email protected].” The outreach…

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