OpenAI just shut down an Iran-linked disinformation campaign involving ChatGPT. Here’s what to know

A group calling itself Storm-2035 was using ChatGPT to create fake news stories and post to social media, says OpenAI, and it wasn’t only focused on the election.

As concerns about foreign interference in the 2024 election linger and politicians continue to worry about the potential negative impacts of artificial intelligence, OpenAI, late last Friday, announced it had discovered an “Iranian influence operation” using its tools to generate content to spread election disinformation, particularly about the U.S. presidential race.