OpenAI has taken action against accounts linked to two foreign propaganda networks—one based in Iran and another in Russia—disrupting operations that combined AI-generated content with conventional tactics. The company highlighted that the Russian-linked campaign represented the largest-scale influence effort it has identified since launching its transparency initiatives. While details on the methods used remain limited, the move underscores growing concerns over AI’s role in spreading disinformation. The announcement follows OpenAI’s ongoing efforts to monitor and counter coordinated misinformation campaigns.
OpenAI banned several accounts associated with two propaganda operations based in Iran and Russia, respectively, it confirmed Thursday. The latter of which the tech company said had the greatest reach it has recorded since it began reporting on and disrupting such schemes. The influence operations used OpenAI models alongside “more traditional techniques and technologies to...
