U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday responded to news that an individual used an artificially generated voice to impersonate him by saying that he communicates with counterparts around the world through official channels to avoid such risks.

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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 impersonator recently used AI to pose as Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, to send messages to five senior-level officials. Three of these have been identified as foreign ministers, while the remaining two were US officials, as per reports.

Marco Rubio is reportedly being impersonated using artificial intelligence. An imposter who used AI to imitate the secretary of state's voice and writing style has contacted a range of foreign and domestic officials posing as Rubio, according to a senior U.S. official and a State Department cable obtained by The Washington Post.

An impostor pretending to be Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly used AI to send messages to foreign and local officials, likely "with the goal of gaining access to information or accounts."