OpenAI has successfully thwarted five attempts to exploit its AI technology for deceptive activities, according to a statement released by the company on Thursday. Over the past three months, threat actors from Russia, China, Iran, and Israel utilized OpenAI's AI models to generate short comments, articles, and fabricated identities for social media accounts. These campaigns were primarily focused on various topics such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the conflict in Gaza, the Indian elections, and politics in Europe and the United States. OpenAI described these operations as deliberate efforts to sway public opinion and influence political outcomes.

While OpenAI acknowledged the concerns surrounding the misuse of AI technology, it assured that these deceptive campaigns did not gain traction or expand their reach as a result of their services. OpenAI also mentioned that the campaigns incorporated both AI-generated content and manually written texts or memes obtained from other sources. In a separate security report, Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook) also identified cases of "likely AI-generated" content used deceptively on its platforms, including comments related to the conflict in Gaza.