OpenAI Blog
Oct 1, 2024
Operation “A2Z”: Multilingual influence activity
OpenAI banned “A2Z” accounts using AI to generate multilingual influence content about elections, Ukraine, and politics across platforms.
Covert influence operation: Ghana election activity
OpenAI banned accounts using AI to generate articles, posts, and fake engagement around Ghana’s 2024 presidential election.
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Operation “Stop News”: Recidivist influence activity
OpenAI banned accounts linked to a Russia-origin operation we dubbed “Stop News”, using AI to generate recidivist influence content targeting Africa and the UK.
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Operation “Sneer Review”: China-origin influence activity
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Operation “High Five”: Philippines political comments
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Iranian influence nexus: Cross-platform activity
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OpenAI banned likely China-origin accounts using AI to generate English social posts and Spanish-language articles.
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STORM-2035: Recidivist influence activity
OpenAI banned accounts associated with the likely Iran-linked STORM-2035 operation using AI to create influence content about US, UK, Irish, and Venezuelan politics.
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Tort Report: Abusive reporting activity
OpenAI banned accounts using AI to draft abusive reports and complaints targeting Vietnamese public figures and platforms.
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Operation “VAGue Focus”: Social engineering and influence activity
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Operation “Stop News”: Russia-origin influence activity
OpenAI banned Russia-origin “Stop News” accounts using AI to generate multilingual articles and posts targeting Ukraine and the West.