Sam Altman-led OpenAI Disrupts Five Foreign Influence Campaigns from Russia, China, Israel, Iran Using AI

May 30, 2024, 05:15 PM

OpenAI announced on Thursday that it has identified and shut down five foreign influence campaigns that were exploiting its AI models for deceptive activities. These operations, tied to Russia, China, Israel, and Iran, aimed to manipulate social media and shape global opinions. The campaigns, named Operation Doppelganger, Operation Bad Grammar, Operation Spamouflage, and Operation IUVM, utilized generative AI to generate and translate content. Despite these incidents, OpenAI reported that it has not observed novel attacks enabled through its tools. This revelation, highlighted by Sam Altman-led OpenAI, underscores the growing concerns around the misuse of AI in geopolitical influence operations. The New York Times and Axios have also reported on this concerning development.