Security · Updated 9 Oct, 02:15 pm IST
OpenAI exposes Russian and Iranian influence operations that placed fake news
Why it matters for readers: It explains how coordinated groups can place false stories in real outlets and how AI was used behind the scenes.
- The Russian operation, Dark Clark, spread disinformation across Latin America and used a fictitious persona to control a think tank.1
- Dark Clark produced fabricated audio files and documents that prompted fact-checks and official denials in Ecuador and Peru.1
- The Iranian operation, Bogus Bylines, used seven fake journalists to place nearly 100 articles about the US–Iran conflict in online outlets worldwide.1
- Both operations relied mainly on AI for internal reporting and to adapt propaganda into different languages rather than for public social media amplification.1
- OpenAI banned the ChatGPT accounts tied to these influence operations and rated Dark Clark as category 5 on its Breakout Scale.1
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