Iranian operatives used AI to plant fake stories in multiple US media outlets
- Operatives in Iran used OpenAI models and fake personas to help plant news articles critical of the US war against Iran in multiple US media outlets, OpenAI said on Thursday.
- About a dozen outlets around the world ran roughly 100 articles by seven fake journalists, OpenAI said in a blog post.
- The firm said it banned ChatGPT accounts that were prompting the AI tool in Farsi to tweak articles and editorial pitches, and generate social media comments.
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- Operatives in Iran used OpenAI models and fake personas to help plant news articles critical of the US war against Iran in multiple US media outlets, OpenAI said on Thursday.
- About a dozen outlets around the world ran roughly 100 articles by seven fake journalists, OpenAI said in a blog post.
- The firm said it banned ChatGPT accounts that were prompting the AI tool in Farsi to tweak articles and editorial pitches, and generate social media comments.
Sources: CNN