# Russia’s AI influence playbook reaches Italy

> Source: <https://decode39.com/16307/russias-ai-influence-playbook-reaches-italy/>
> Published: 2026-08-26 13:41:39+00:00

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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