OpenAI: Iran used ChatGPT to plant hundreds of anti-US op-ed articles, including in American media
Polymarket · x · 2026-10-09
OpenAI has revealed that Iranian actors used ChatGPT to generate and plant hundreds of articles criticizing the U.S. operation against Iran, including placement in American media outlets — a documented case of state-linked generative AI influence operations.
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