AI incident ·
PRC-Linked Accounts Reportedly Used ChatGPT in Covert Campaigns Targeting U.S. AI Policy Debates
In brief
An AI system built by Synthetic Media Generation Technology Developers, Openai and 3 others and deployed by People'S Republic Of China Linked Influence Operators, Openai Users and 3 others allegedly harmed Social Media Users, People Participating In U.S. Ai Policy Debates and 6 others.
- Risk domain
- Not classified
- Occurred
- Coverage
- 3 reports
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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News reports (1)
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Who was involved
- Alleged developer
- Synthetic Media Generation Technology Developers, Openai, Large Language Model Developers, Image Generation Technology Developers, Chatbot Developers
- Alleged harmed party
- 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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Source record: incident #1580 on the AI Incident Database · all 3 reports