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OpenAI bans Russian, Iranian ChatGPT propaganda networks

OpenAI had been widely expected to go public this fall, but it has since pushed back the listing
OpenAI had been widely expected to go public this fall, but it has since pushed back the listing © ANDREJ IVANOV, AFP

OpenAI said Thursday it shut down Russian and Iranian influence operations that used ChatGPT to create fake journalist personas and support a purported think tank spreading anti-Ukraine propaganda. The Iranian operation involved seven profiles posing as Western journalists to place lengthy articles in media outlets worldwide, the AI company said.

OpenAI on Thursday said it shut down two influence operations -- from Russia and Iran -- that used ChatGPT to push fake journalist personas and run a "think-tank" to covertly peddle anti-Ukraine propaganda.

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