OpenAI caught Russians and Iranians using ChatGPT for influence campaigns

OpenAI said it banned Russian and Iranian accounts that used ChatGPT to write reports and content for influence campaigns, including Russian operatives who impersonated a Peruvian education authority and got fake stories into news outlets. One drew a response from a member of the European Parliament, and OpenAI found such media placements reached wider audiences than fake social accounts.

Summary written with AI by HowTechMoves, based on reporting by NPR.