OpenAI discloses Russian and Iranian AI-powered influence campaigns
OpenAI said it disrupted two coordinated influence campaigns from Russia and Iran using ChatGPT and other AI tools. Russian actors operated a fake think tank staffed by unwitting people in Latin America to spread anti-Ukraine and political propaganda, while the Iranian campaign used fabricated journalist personas to place dozens of articles in global media outlets. OpenAI has banned accounts linked to both operations and reported that mainstream news organizations responded to some planted stories.
- OpenAI shut down Russian and Iranian influence operations
- Fake think tanks and journalist personas created with AI
- Anti-Ukraine propaganda targeted Latin America
- Iranian operatives placed nearly 100 articles globally
- Unwitting individuals were used as fronts in the campaigns
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