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Last month, an imposter created a signal account, pretending to be the U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, using the display name, Marco. Rubio at state.gov.

The perpetrator then used AI to simulate Rubio's voice and contacted three foreign ministers, a U.S. governor, and a member of

Congress. The actor left voicemails for some while sending invites to others to communicate

through the Signal app. Upon learning of the scam, the State Department sent a message warning

those who may have been contacted. An official claimed that the hoax was not

very sophisticated and had been unsuccessful, but they thought it prudent to raise awareness just in case.

However, this was not the first time AI has been used in an attempt to trick high-level

diplomats and government representatives. A similar incident occurred in May involving

Susie Wiles, President Trump's, Chief of Staff. It's only a matter of time before those behind the

scams improve enough to succeed. As Fani Farrid, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley,

who specializes in digital forensic warns. You just need

15 to 20 seconds of audio of the person, which is easy in the Marco Rubio case. You upload it to any

number of services, click a button that says, I have permission to use this person's voice,

and then you type what you want him to say. You don't have to be the

Secretary of State or a member of the President's inner circle to become the target of these

attacks. Global cybercrime, much of it fueled by innovations in AI, is projected to cost

upwards of $10.5 trillion this year, and that number is only going to rise as the technology improves.

But while we are increasingly aware of the risks AI poses for crime, large parts of our society

seem willing and even excited to welcome its use in ways that could pose an even greater risk.

The American Federation of Teachers, the second largest U.S. Teachers Union, announced recently

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