Iranian operatives used AI to plant fake stories in US media, generate anti-US war narratives: OpenAI reveals
Iranian operatives used ChatGPT to prepare articles critical of the US war against Iran and generate social media comments.
On October 8, OpenAI disclosed that Iranian operatives utilized AI technology to disseminate articles critical of the United States' war against Iran through multiple media outlets. The operation involved the creation of approximately 100 articles, accompanied by AI-generated social media comments, with the aim of portraying Washington as the aggressor and Iran as a resilient victim.
OpenAI's investigation identified seven fake journalists who published these articles across around a dozen global publications. The company has since banned the ChatGPT accounts used in this influence campaign. These findings underscore the potential misuse of AI to not only produce propaganda but also to place it within legitimate publications, thereby reaching a wider audience and potentially misleading public perceptions.
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