OpenAI bans ‘false front’ influence operations in Russia and Iran

Source: www.washingtonexaminer.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center · Published: Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:53:51 GMT

OpenAI cracked down on threat actors in Russia and Iran that made use of the company’s chatbot to support “false front” entities designed to carry out covert influence operations around the world. The frontier artificial intelligence lab disclosed its efforts in a safety report on Thursday as the general public’s concerns about the advanced technology […]

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