Gillian Turner on Rubio’s AI Impersonation: The State Dept. Is Aware and Is Currently Investigating

ROBERTS All right AI ░░░░░░░░ to another level The ░░░░░░░░ Department says an imposter ░░░░░░░░ using artificial intelligence to ░░░░░░░░ to be Secretary of ░░░░░░░░ Marco Rubio and this ░░░░░░░░ has reportedly contacted high ░░░░░░░░ officials Gillian Turner is ░░░░░░░░ at the State Department ░░░░░░░░ more What do we ░░░░░░░░ so far about this ░░░░░░░░ TURNER So John we ░░░░░░░░ just get confirmation from ░░░░░░░░ senior State Department official ░░░░░░░░ They tell us they ░░░░░░░░ aware of this scam ░░░░░░░░ they are actually now ░░░░░░░░ it There s no ░░░░░░░░ yet on a potential ░░░░░░░░ but this type of ░░░░░░░░ scam is potentially criminal ░░░░░░░░ Here s a look ░░░░░░░░ exactly what the State ░░░░░░░░ official told us They ░░░░░░░░ they take seriously their ░░░░░░░░ to safeguard information and ░░░░░░░░ take steps to improve ░░░░░░░░ department s cybersecurity posture ░░░░░░░░ prevent future incidents For ░░░░░░░░ reasons due to our ░░░░░░░░ investigation we re not ░░░░░░░░ a position to offer ░░░░░░░░ details at this time ░░░░░░░░ s what happened Someone ░░░░░░░░ to be the Secretary ░░░░░░░░ State Marco Rubio contacted ░░░░░░░░ bunch of foreign ministers ░░░░░░░░ sitting U S governor ░░░░░░░░ a member of Congress ░░░░░░░░ perp used AI to ░░░░░░░░ and imitate Rubio s ░░░░░░░░ and his writing style ░░░░░░░░ according to a cable ░░░░░░░░ has been seen by ░░░░░░░░ Washington Post This is ░░░░░░░░ not the first time ░░░░░░░░ a senior Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ has been impersonated Back ░░░░░░░░ May White House Chief ░░░░░░░░ Staff Susie Wiles was ░░░░░░░░ The perpetrator then used ░░░░░░░░ phone to impersonate her ░░░░░░░░ reaching out to U ░░░░░░░░ senators and governors even ░░░░░░░░ private businesses At the ░░░░░░░░ President Trump when asked ░░░░░░░░ this didn t appear ░░░░░░░░ concerned about the threat ░░░░░░░░ the incident Here he ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Trump She ░░░░░░░░ an amazing woman She ░░░░░░░░ handle it But I ░░░░░░░░ heard that they breached ░░░░░░░░ phones or they tried ░░░░░░░░ impersonate her Nobody can ░░░░░░░░ Susie Nobody Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ So you saw Secretary ░░░░░░░░ State Rubio there in ░░░░░░░░ cabinet meeting sitting next ░░░░░░░░ the president a moment ░░░░░░░░ In a few hours ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ up his bags and ░░░░░░░░ to Asia for his ░░░░░░░░ big regional policy trip ░░░░░░░░ Going to be a ░░░░░░░░ harder to impersonate him ░░░░░░░░ that trip unless they ░░░░░░░░ rig some kind of ░░░░░░░░ hologram John ROBERTS It ░░░░░░░░ will be.”