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OpenAI bans ‘false front’ influence operations in Russia and Iran

OpenAI disclosed in a safety report published Thursday that it disrupted covert influence operations run from Russia and Iran that used its chatbot to support "false front" entities. The company said the threat actors relied on OpenAI's AI to carry out the operations, which it moved to ban.

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OpenAI bans ‘false front’ influence operations in Russia and Iran
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OpenAI cracked down on threat actors in Russia and Iran that made use of the company’s chatbot to support “false front” entities designed to carry out covert influence operations around the world.

The frontier artificial intelligence lab disclosed its efforts in a safety report on Thursday as the general public’s concerns about the advanced technology abound.

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