OpenAI said it disrupted Russian and Iranian influence operations that used ChatGPT and other AI tools to create fake journalist personas, covert think tanks, and propaganda that reached mainstream media. The Russian campaign “Dark Clark” targeted Latin America with anti-Ukraine narratives, while the Iranian operation placed dozens of stories through legitimate outlets about the U.S.-Iran war. #OpenAI #DarkClark #SocialResearchCenter #Politology
Keypoints
- OpenAI shut down two influence operations linked to Russia and Iran.
- The Russian campaign used a fake persona called Mia Clark and a bogus think tank, the Social Research Center.
- Dark Clark spread anti-Ukraine narratives in Latin America and fueled false claims in Ecuador and Bolivia.
- The Iranian operation used fake journalist personas to publish stories on the U.S.-Iran war through real media outlets.
- OpenAI rated the Russian campaign a 5 and the Iranian campaign a 4 for their reach into mainstream audiences.
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