AI incident #1580 ·

PRC-Linked Accounts Reportedly Used ChatGPT in Covert Campaigns Targeting U.S. AI Policy Debates

What happened

OpenAI reported that two clusters of ChatGPT accounts likely originating from China used its models to support apparent covert influence operations about U.S. AI and technology policy. The accounts reportedly generated a variety of media and social media comments about AI data centers, electricity costs, tariffs, and U.S. tech competition before OpenAI banned them.

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Who was involved

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Social Media Users, People Participating In U.S. Ai Policy Debates, Openai, National Security And Intelligence Stakeholders, General Public, Epistemic Integrity, Communities Debating Ai Data Center Development, General Public Of The United States

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