OpenAI Smashes Iranian Fake News Plot: “Storm-2035” Flops with Zero Traction
OpenAI busted an Iranian influence campaign using ChatGPT to create fake news aimed at Americans. Dubbed “Storm-2035,” the operation targeted issues like the US presidential campaign and LGBTQ+ rights but flopped spectacularly, garnering almost zero social media engagement.
Hot Take:
Iranian influence campaign using ChatGPT? More like ChatGPT-FO, because these attempts didn’t go viral; they went vroom vroom straight into obscurity!
Key Points:
- OpenAI thwarted “Storm-2035,” an Iranian influence campaign using ChatGPT.
- The campaign spread fake news on various topics, including the US presidential campaign and LGBTQ+ rights.
- It involved five websites and a dozen social media accounts.
- The operation received minimal engagement and was rated Category 2 on Brookings Institution’s Breakout Scale.
- Iranian hackers also targeted the campaigns of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump with phishing emails.
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