The Russian network also tricked Peruvian schools into holding events for Ukrainian nationalist Stepan Bandera using a fake government email, leading to coverage in Poland and Peru and a reaction from a Polish member of the European Parliament. In a separate action, OpenAI banned an Iranian influence campaign that used seven fake journalist personas to place almost 100 articles in more than a dozen global outlets, including one with nearly 2 million Facebook followers.
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OpenAI Stops First Category 5 Russian Influence Op That Ran Real Think Tank
Geopolitics12 days ago
A fake identity known as 'Mia Clark' was used to secretly run a Latin American research center, managing hiring, firing and payroll for staff who did not know they worked for Russian agents. The organization's website hosted more than 60 articles, many of which were original research pieces based on real interviews with experts. OpenAI labeled the disruption as its first "Category 5" influence operation and the most complex front identity it has dismantled in 2.5 years.
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