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OpenAI said it banned ChatGPT accounts linked to an Iranian influence operation that used the chatbot to generate content to influence the U.S. presidential election.
The Microsoft-backed company said it identified and took down a “cluster of ChatGPT accounts” and that it was monitoring the situation
What is Storm-2035?
Storm-2035, moniker assigned by OpenAI, is an Iranian-linked influence campaign targeting U.S. voters using AI-generated content.
The operation was made up of four websites that acted as news organisations.
These news sites exploited issues like LGBTQ rights and the Israel-Hamas conflict, to target U.S. voters.
The sites also used AI tools to plagiarise stories and capture web traffic, as per a Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) report issued on August 9
Some named sites included EvenPolitics, Nio Thinker, Westland Sun, Teorator, and Savannah Time.
The operation allegedly targeted both liberal and conservative voters in the U.S.
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