OpenAI Bans Chinese Accounts for Surveillance Tool Aid

OpenAI bans Chinese, North Korean hacker accounts using ChatGPT to launch surveillance

Malicious actors are trying to trick ChatGPT into doing bad things, but are now being banned.

OpenAI Accuses China of Exploiting ChatGPT for Authoritarian Abuses.

PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: OpenAI revealed that some China-based ChatGPT users were using the AI chatbot for activities described as “authoritarian abuses,” including cyber operations and social media monitoring.WHO WAS INVOLVED: OpenAI, China-based accounts allegedly linked to government entities, and other users.WHEN & WHERE: Detailed in OpenAI’s latest threat report for 2025, covering activities observed in 2024. ChatGPT is not officially ava…

OpenAI says they banned accounts of suspected Chinese government agents using ChatGPT

OpenAI, the company behind popular AI chat bot ChatGPT, said in a recent report that accounts suspected to be linked to Chinese government agents have been banned.

OpenAI bans suspected China-linked accounts for seeking surveillance proposals

OpenAI said on Tuesday it has banned several ChatGPT accounts with suspected links to the Chinese government entities after the users asked for proposals to monitor social media conversations.

OpenAI says Chinese agents used ChatGPT to plan mass surveillance tools targeting social media

OpenAI has banned several ChatGPT accounts attempting to use the AI for large-scale data monitoring on social media. This includes accounts connected to government entities and Russian hackers developing malware.

US foreign adversaries use ChatGPT with other AI models in cyber operations: Report

Malicious actors from U.S. foreign adversaries used ChatGPT jointly with other AI models to conduct various cyber operations, according to a new OpenAI report.  Users linked to China and Russia relied on OpenAI’s technology in conjunction with other models, such as China’s DeepSeek, to conduct phishing campaigns and covert influence operations, the report found.  “Increasingly, we…