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OpenAI bans Russian ChatGPT accounts tied to covert influence effort

CNBC World says OpenAI linked the incident to a broader attempt to manufacture authority using AI as a supporting tool.

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OpenAI has banned Russian ChatGPT accounts it said were involved in a covert misinformation campaign, CNBC World reports.

The incident, OpenAI said, illustrates how influence actors can use AI tools as a supporting component within a wider effort to manufacture authority, according to CNBC World.

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