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Russia’s AI influence playbook reaches Italy

OpenAI disrupted a covert influence operation likely originating in Russia that used ChatGPT to promote a fake think tank, copied academic work, and a 'sovereignty index' designed to portray Moscow favorably and Western countries as increasingly dependent, with Italy among the targeted countries.

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OpenAI says it disrupted a covert influence operation likely originating in Russia that used ChatGPT to promote a fake think tank, copied academic work and a “sovereignty index” designed to portray Moscow favorably and Western countries as increasingly dependent. Italy was among the countries targeted by that narrative

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