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OpenAI bans Russian, Iranian ChatGPT propaganda networks

France 248 October 2026, 23:42 UTCUkraine

OpenAI said Thursday it shut down Russian and Iranian influence operations that used ChatGPT to create fake journalist personas and support a purported think tank spreading anti-Ukraine propaganda. The Iranian operation involved seven profiles posing as Western journalists to place lengthy articles in media outlets worldwide, the AI company said.

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