An AI imposter is pretending to be Marco Rubio

By Jordan-Marie Smith,

Mary Louise Kelly, John Ketchum

Published July 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM MDT

An AI imposter is making calls to officials. Who is the AI imposter impersonating? United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Jordan-Marie Smith

Jordan-Marie Smith is a producer with NPR's All Things Considered.

Mary Louise Kelly

Mary Louise Kelly is a co-host of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine.

John Ketchum

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