Disrupting deceptive uses of AI by covert influence operations
OpenAI reports terminating accounts associated with covert influence operations that attempted to misuse its AI services for deceptive purposes. The company found no evidence that these operations achieved significant audience growth attributable to its tools. This represents an ongoing enforcement and transparency effort by OpenAI to counter adversarial misuse of generative AI for information operations.
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Disrupting Malicious Uses of AI
OpenAI published a report on its efforts to detect and disrupt malicious uses of its AI systems. The post covers threat actor activity identified and terminated on OpenAI's platform, including influence operations, cyberattack assistance, and other adversarial uses. It represents OpenAI's ongoing transparency reporting on abuse cases and countermeasures.
Disrupting a Covert Iranian Influence Operation
OpenAI reports identifying and disrupting a covert Iranian influence operation that was using its AI models to generate content for political disinformation campaigns. The operation involved using ChatGPT to produce social media posts, articles, and other content intended to manipulate public opinion. OpenAI terminated the associated accounts and published details of the operation as part of its transparency efforts around AI misuse.
Disrupting malicious uses of AI by state-affiliated threat actors
OpenAI published a report detailing its efforts to detect and disrupt state-affiliated threat actors attempting to misuse its AI systems for malicious purposes. The report identifies specific nation-state groups that were found leveraging OpenAI tools for activities such as influence operations, cyberattack research, and other adversarial tasks. OpenAI describes the countermeasures taken to terminate these actors' access and outlines broader policy implications for AI misuse by state actors.
Disrupting Malicious Uses of AI: OpenAI October 2025 Report
OpenAI published its October 2025 report on detecting and disrupting malicious uses of its AI systems. The report covers enforcement actions, policy violations, and efforts to counter real-world harms from misuse. This is part of OpenAI's ongoing transparency series documenting adversarial abuse patterns and mitigation responses.
Disrupting Malicious Uses of AI: OpenAI June 2025 Report
OpenAI published its June 2025 report on detecting and preventing malicious uses of its AI systems. The report features case studies of threat actors attempting to abuse OpenAI's models and the countermeasures deployed. This is part of OpenAI's ongoing transparency series on adversarial misuse.
OpenAI report: PRC-linked influence operations targeting U.S. AI debates
OpenAI published a report documenting PRC-linked influence operations that use AI to target U.S. technology policy debates, including narratives around data centers, tariffs, and false claims about ChatGPT. The report identifies a pattern of coordinated inauthentic behavior aimed at shaping American discourse on AI. This is notable both as a safety/threat-intelligence disclosure and as evidence of AI being weaponized in geopolitical information operations.
Disrupting Malicious Uses of AI | OpenAI Threat Report February 2026
OpenAI published its latest threat report examining how malicious actors are combining AI models with websites and social platforms for harmful purposes. The report analyzes detection and defense implications of these combined attack vectors. This represents OpenAI's ongoing effort to document and counter adversarial misuse of AI systems.
How OpenAI is approaching 2024 worldwide elections
OpenAI has published its policy framework for handling the 2024 global election cycle, focusing on three pillars: preventing misuse of its tools for election interference, providing transparency around AI-generated content, and improving voter access to accurate information. The announcement reflects OpenAI's proactive stance on election integrity as a major AI safety and governance concern. Specific measures include restrictions on certain use cases and integration with authoritative voting information sources.