Global Politics Report Editorial
OpenAI users in Russia, Iran used models to push political agenda online, in media
OpenAI banned several accounts associated with two propaganda operations based in Iran and Russia, respectively, it confirmed Thursday. The latter of which the tech company said had the greatest reach it has recorded since it began reporting on and disrupting such schemes. The influence operations used OpenAI models alongside “more traditional techniques and technologies to…
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Source: The Hill
Politics desk: Foreign Policy
Published: Oct. 08, 2026 at 07:26 PM ET
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Original source: The Hill