OpenAI blocks Iranian group's ChatGPT accounts for targeting US election

OpenAI Says It Caught a ChatGPT-Powered 'Iranian Influence Operation'

An attempt to influence the U.S. presidential election harnessed ChatGPT to generate stories and social media comments, per OpenAI.

ChatGPT developer OpenAI has taken down accounts that allegedly used the chatbot for an Iranian influence campaign. A network of Iranian accounts would have, among other things, produced fake news about the US presidential election, says OpenAI. In addition, articles were made about both the Democratic and Republican candidates. The accounts asked ChatGPT to draft texts on various topics, including the US presidential election, the conflict in G…

OpenAI says Iranian group using ChatGPT tried to sow division ahead of U.S. election

OpenAI says it banned a cluster of ChatGPT accounts after finding evidence that users were linked to an Iranian group attempting to sow division among U.S. voters.In a statement on Friday, OpenAI said it discovered online articles and social media comments that were created with the help of ChatGPT. The content did not get much reach — but focused on a number of divisive issues including the U.S. presidential election, Israel's war in Gaza, and …

OpenAI bans Iranian group's ChatGPT accounts for trying to influence U.S. elections

OpenAI took down ChatGPT accounts tied to Iranian influence campaign generating content on US presidential election & other issues.

ChatGPT Bans Iranian Accounts Linked To Plan To Influence U.S. Election

The chatbot ChatGPT has been used by a network of Iranian accounts to generate texts aimed at influencing the U.S. presidential election, according to the ChatGPT developer OpenAI.

The AI was used to create articles and comments for social media channels.