OpenAI’s Disruption of Foreign Influence Campaigns Using AI

 

Over the past year, OpenAI has successfully disrupted over 20 operations by foreign actors attempting to misuse its AI technologies, such as ChatGPT, to influence global political sentiments and interfere with elections, including in the U.S. These actors utilized AI for tasks like generating fake social media content, articles, and malware scripts. Despite the rise in malicious attempts, OpenAI’s tools have not yet led to any significant breakthroughs in these efforts, according to Ben Nimmo, a principal investigator at OpenAI. 

The company emphasizes that while foreign actors continue to experiment, AI has not substantially altered the landscape of online influence operations or the creation of malware.

OpenAI’s latest report highlights the involvement of countries like China, Russia, Iran, and others in these activities, with some not directly tied to government actors. Past findings from OpenAI include reports of Russia and Iran trying to leverage generative AI to influence American voters. More recently, Iranian actors in August 2024 attempted to use OpenAI tools to generate social media comments and articles about divisive topics such as the Gaza conflict and Venezuelan politics. 

A particularly bold attack involved a Chinese-linked network using OpenAI tools to generate spearphishing emails, targeting OpenAI employees. The attack aimed to plant malware through a malicious file disguised as a support request. Another group of actors, using similar infrastructure, utilized ChatGPT to a

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