OpenAI blocked ChatGPT accounts linked to Russian propagandists

OpenAI blocked ChatGPT accounts linked to the Russian propaganda community "Rybar" [fisherman in Russian – ed.] throughout Operation "Fish Meals". The community used ChatGPT to generate posts and feedback for publication on social media on behalf of "Rybar", in addition to by accounts that appeared unrelated and have been introduced as customers from completely different components of the world. In addition they developed plans for info and psychological operations and created movies utilizing Sora.

Supply: Dev.ua, citing Open.AI report

Quote: "We banned a cluster of ChatGPT accounts that have been linked to the Russian-origin 'Rybar' community. This cluster translated and generated content material that was posted on 'Rybar' social media accounts, but it surely additionally seems to have served as a content material farm for a wider community of accounts on X and Telegram that bore no overt relationship to the 'Rybar' group. On some events, the risk actor used ChatGPT to generate batches of quick social media feedback, and these have been then posted by accounts on X and Telegram that appeared to originate from completely different components of the world."

Particulars: The report states that the blocked customers communicated in Russian however produced content material in a number of languages, together with Spanish and English. Sora movies have been used as promotional clips for Rybar. The propaganda supplies "praised Russia and its allies (similar to Belarus), criticised Ukraine and accused Western international locations of overseas interference".

One of many blocked accounts requested the creation of knowledge and psychological operation plans aimed toward interfering in political life and elections in Africa. Knowledge point out that the propagandists have been constructing a community of brokers and planning large-scale occasions and protests. Their campaigns focused the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Burundi, and Madagascar.

The finances for the biggest propaganda operation in Africa amounted to US$600,000. The report notes that two years in the past, america provided a reward of as much as US$10 million for info concerning the "Rybar" undertaking.

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