Lindsey Graham says his phone was hacked and the FBI is involved
- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said the FBI is investigating a potential phone hack
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Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham believed he was communicating with Senate Leader Chuck Schumer before discovering his phone was hacked, prompting him to hand it over to authorities for investigation.
The South Carolina Senator shocked a crowd at the Hill & Valley Forum on Capitol Hill when he made the admission Wednesday.
He disclosed the breach during a discussion on the need to regulate artificial intelligence .
‘You know, my phone is in the hands of the FBI now,’ Graham told the crowd.
‘So I get a message, I think, from Schumer, it ain’t from Schumer, and next thing you know, my phone’s, I don’t know what.’
‘Anything you can create apparently can be hacked,’ the Republican continued.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said that the FBI has his phone and thinks it could’ve been hacked
The South Carolina Republican made the admission while speaking at a summit on artificial intelligence security and regulation. The session Graham spoke at was titled ‘The Future of Dual-Use AI and the Explosion of AI Apps’
He was responding to a question from Daniel Gross, the former head of AI at Apple, about whether entrepreneurs should be weary of spies and espionage attempts.
Graham then floated the idea of enlisting the tech workers in as reservists in the armed forces to advise on AI and software related matters.
‘The bottom line is I see this as not stopping,’ the Senator said seemingly in reference to AI’s use for espionage.
‘China’s not going to play by any of our rules. So we’re going to fight for our lives,’ he added.
Roelof Botha of the famous venture firm Sequoia Capital was also on stage.
Their talk was titled ”The Future of Dual-Use AI and the Explosion of AI Apps.’
In a statement, Graham spokesperson Taylor Reidy confirmed the matter regarding the senator’s phone is under investigation.
‘The Sergeant at Arms is investigating a possible hack of Sen. Graham’s phone,’ she told DailyMail.com.
The incident comes the same week that British singer-songwriter FKA Twigs testified before the Senate on creating a deepfake AI version of herself and the dangers that the technology poses to creators.
Graham said that he thought he was communicating with Senate Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., before surrendered his phone to the FBI
She pushed for increased federal oversight of AI, as did many of the speakers at the Capitol Hill summit.
‘What is not acceptable is when my art and my identity can simply be taken by a third party and exploited falsely for their own gain without my consent due to the absence of appropriate legislative control,’ the singer testified.
Multiple AI-related bills have been introduced in both the House and Senate but no large legislation regulating the technology has been signed into law.
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