OpenAI Shuts Down Iranian Influence Campaign Using ChatGPT to Plant Hundreds of Articles
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OpenAI has dismantled an influence operation that leveraged ChatGPT to craft and distribute nearly 100 articles under fabricated journalist bylines, with content appearing in outlets across the United States and internationally. The campaign, dubbed "Bogus Bylines" by OpenAI researchers, used seven fictional Western journalist personas—including Michael Harrison, Ervin B. Hoskins, and Noah Lamington—to place articles critical of the U.S. war against Iran between July 2025 and October 2026.
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