OpenAI disrupts a new Russian influence campaign built on a fake think tank

Disrupting a new covert influence campaign from Russia

OpenAI has banned a cluster of ChatGPT accounts originating in Russia that were used to promote the International Burke Institute (IBI), a fake think tank based in Israel. The operation, which appears to have reached small audiences, involved generating social media posts to promote IBI articles, many of which were plagiarized or misattributed. The IBI website also featured a 'sovereignty index' that cast Russia favorably. This is the first time OpenAI has disrupted a Russia-linked influence operation with such elaborate construction.