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OpenAI identified and blocked Russian-origin accounts on ChatGPT that were used to generate and spread disinformation as part of a covert influence campaign. The operation involved AI-generated social media posts and manipulated academic content to promote pro-Russian narratives, with operators using VPNs to bypass access restrictions.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The article explicitly mentions the use of ChatGPT, an AI system, to generate content for a covert influence operation spreading false narratives favoring Russia. The AI system's outputs were instrumental in creating and disseminating misleading information, which is a form of harm to communities. The involvement of AI in the development and use stages led directly to this harm. Although OpenAI took action to block the accounts, the harm had already occurred. Hence, this is an AI Incident rather than a hazard or complementary information.[AI generated]