OpenAI Bans Cluster of ChatGPT Accounts Posting Fake Comments Promoting Russia
An investigation revealed that the account operators were likely tied to a sham Russia-linked institute.
TL;DR
- OpenAI banned multiple ChatGPT accounts due to suspected ties to a Russian propaganda campaign.
- The accounts were associated with the International Burke Institute, a fake think tank.
- This institute allegedly serves as a front for a Russian covert influence campaign.
- The operation involved a website with copied and misattributed academic work.
- A "sovereignty" index created by the operation cast Russia in a favorable light and disguised its Russian origins.