Rubio Imposter Uses AI To Contact Top Officials

The Washington Post reports:

An impostor pretending to be Secretary of State Marco Rubio contacted foreign ministers, a U.S. governor and a member of Congress by sending them voice and text messages that mimic Rubio’s voice and writing style using artificial intelligence-powered software, according to a senior U.S. official and a State Department cable obtained by The Washington Post.

U.S. authorities do not know who is behind the string of impersonation attempts but they believe the culprit is likely attempting to manipulate powerful government officials “with the goal of gaining access to information or accounts,” according to a cable sent by Rubio’s office to State Department employees.

Using both text messaging and the encrypted messaging app Signal, which the Trump administration uses extensively, the impostor “contacted at least five non-Department individuals, including three foreign ministers, a U.S. governor, and a U.S. member of Congress,” said the cable, dated July 3.

Read the full article. Whoa.

A Marco Rubio impostor is using AI voice to call high-level officials

But “winning the AI race” demands that we eschew any regulations for AI, right? Everything will work out for the best…it always does. We just need to cut out all the negativity. 💀 https://t.co/HTf70PK6fY

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