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OpenAI Bans Russian and Iranian AI-Powered Influence Operations

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OpenAI has taken action against two distinct influence operations that leveraged AI to generate and disseminate content. The first, dubbed "Stop News," originated from Russia and targeted Africa and the UK with AI-generated influence material. The second operation, identified as STORM-2035 and likely linked to Iran, used AI to produce content concerning the politics of the US, UK, Ireland, and Venezuela. AI

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OpenAI Bans Russian and Iranian AI-Powered Influence Operations

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. OpenAI News TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Operation “Stop News”: Recidivist influence activity

    OpenAI banned accounts linked to a Russia-origin operation we dubbed “Stop News”, using AI to generate recidivist influence content targeting Africa and the UK.

  2. OpenAI News TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    STORM-2035: Recidivist influence activity

    OpenAI banned accounts associated with the likely Iran-linked STORM-2035 operation using AI to create influence content about US, UK, Irish, and Venezuelan politics.

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