OpenAI shuts down Russian and Iranian propaganda networks using ChatGPT
OpenAI has banned accounts from Russia and Iran that used ChatGPT to generate fake journalists and spread anti-Ukraine propaganda across international audiences.
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OpenAI announced on Thursday that it shut down influence operations originating from Russia and Iran. France 24, NBC News, and The New Voice of Ukraine all report that these operations used ChatGPT to create fake journalist personas and run a covert think tank to spread anti-Ukraine propaganda. [1][2][3][4][6]
The Russian networks relied on ChatGPT to run a global propaganda campaign against Ukraine. According to NBC News and news.lavx.hu, the operation reached audiences in Latin America and managed to trick schools, a politician, and media outlets. [3][5][6]
ChatGPT is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot created by OpenAI that generates text in response to user prompts. Generative artificial intelligence systems learn patterns from training data to produce new digital content. [7][8]
France 24 reported that the network bans demonstrate how state actors can exploit widely available artificial intelligence tools to deploy sophisticated propaganda on a mass scale against adversaries. [1][2]
In short
- OpenAI banned Russian and Iranian accounts on Thursday for running covert propaganda campaigns.
- The influence operations used ChatGPT to build fake journalist personas and operate a fake think tank.
- Russian propaganda efforts using ChatGPT reached Latin America and tricked media, a politician, and schools.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]OpenAI bans Russian, Iranian ChatGPT propaganda networksFrance 24 English, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]OpenAI bans Russian, Iranian ChatGPT propaganda networksFrance 24, 2h ago
- [3]Russian operation that used ChatGPT tricked schools, a politician and media, OpenAI saysNBC News, 13h ago
- [4]OpenAI bans Russian, Iranian ChatGPT propaganda networksInbox.lv, 2h ago
- [5]OpenAI says a Russian influence operation used ChatGPT to reach Latin Americanews.lavx.hu, 12h ago
- [6]Russia leaned on ChatGPT to run global anti-Ukraine campaign, OpenAI saysThe New Voice of Ukraine, 7h ago
Background
- [7]ChatGPT on Wikipedia
- [8]Generative AI on Wikipedia
- [9]Propaganda in Russia on Wikipedia
- [10]OpenAI on Grokipedia
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 10 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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