AI voice impersonated Marco Rubio in messages to high-level officials: State Department

An unknown individual or group using AI impersonated Secretary of State Marco Rubio to contact at least five high-level government, according to a State Department cable.
An unknown person or group using artificial intelligence impersonated Secretary of State Marco Rubio to contact at least five high-level government officials in mid-June, according to a State Department cable obtained by NBC News.
The cable was first reported by The Washington Post.
“The actor likely aimed to manipulate targeted individuals using Al-generated text and voice messages, with the goal of gaining access to information or accounts,” the memo said.
At least three foreign ministers, a U.S. governor and a member of Congress all received outreach from the fake Rubio, the cable said. It sent at least one of the targets a text message urging them to speak on Signal, and sent Signal voice messages to at least two of them.
The sender used the display name marco.rubio@state.gov, which is not a functional email address, as their Signal nickname. Signal allows users to choose their own nickname, and such a nickname would not necessarily mean that the user has access to that email address.
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