OpenAI discloses Russian and Iranian influence operations that used AI to plant false reports in mainstream media

OpenAI disclosed and banned ChatGPT accounts involved in two influence operations by Russia and Iran; both operations used fake identities to plant content in mainstream media, rather than focusing solely on social media promotion. The Russian operation "Dark Clark" Spreading disinformation disparaging Ukraine in Latin America, prompting fact-checking and official denials in Ecuador and Peru due to forged audio and documents; OpenAI rated it as level 5 out of Breakout Scale 6, marking the first case of this level in the two-and-a-half-year reporting period.