OpenAI Disrupts Russian Fake Think Tank Run on ChatGPT

OpenAI disrupted a covert Russian influence operation that used ChatGPT to run a fake think tank with fabricated experts and a sham Israeli address, banning related accounts; the campaign reached almost no one but highlighted how AI lowers the cost of disinformation.

2026-08-25 ~ 2026-08-26 · 4 related posts

• OpenAI disrupts covert Russian AI influence campaign — NonRelativist · 2026-08-25
• Russian Group Ran a Fake Think Tank via ChatGPT; OpenAI Says AI Slashed the Manpower — heypearlai · 2026-08-25
• OpenAI bans Russia-linked accounts promoting a think tank built on copied papers — ryanmerket · 2026-08-26

1 near-duplicate retellings: heypearlai