State Department investigating incident in which AI used to impersonate Marco Rubio

By Deepa Shivaram

Published July 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM CDT

The State Department says it's investigating an incident where an AI-generated voice posing as Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent messages to some foreign ministers and U.S. officials.

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