OpenAI says it is working to protect what it calls "democratic AI" after uncovering and disrupting two influence operations that allegedly used ChatGPT to create content aimed at influencing public debate in the United States. The company said it banned “two clusters of ChatGPT accounts likely originating from China … after they used our models in support of apparent covert influence operations that promoted narratives in an attempt to manipulate a legitimate debate about American AI and wider tech policies”.

OpenAI found Chinese-linked accounts creating AI-generated posts about data centre electricity costs. The campaign had little reach. The debate is real anyway.

The campaigns show how pro-China actors are testing AI tools.

OpenAI said the effort "sought to exploit and amplify existing public concerns about energy prices and local impacts of data center development."

OpenAI banned China-linked accounts using ChatGPT for US influence campaigns, revealing AI's growing role in state-sponsored propaganda efforts.

The firm says Chinese-speaking users asked ChatGPT to come up with slogans and cartoons criticising the US president’s trade and tech policy.

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AI company says ChatGPT accounts sought to 'exploit and amplify existing public concerns' about energy prices.

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Chinese operatives allegedly used ChatGPT to influence U.S. AI policy and anti-tariff narratives, says OpenAI.

OpenAI writes that the now-banned accounts were "supporting covert influence operations that promoted narratives in an attempt to manipulate a legitimate debate about American AI…

State-backed Chinese hackers "sought to exploit and amplify existing public concerns about energy prices and local impacts of data center development," the company said.

"Data Center Bandwagon" posed as Americans and built comic strips around capacity auction prices.

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