OpenAI linked the activity to the Politology network and assigned the campaign a 5/6 impact score. The company described the disruption as the most serious influence operation it has encountered to date.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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OpenAI Disrupts Russian Influence Campaign With 5/6 Impact Score
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Latin American schools were tricked into honoring a Ukrainian nationalist and pledging allegiance to Erik Prince through a series of AI-driven messages. The operation, which also targeted media and foreign officials, used ChatGPT to execute its strategy, leading OpenAI to ban the involved Russia-origin accounts.
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