OpenAI shuts down election influence operation that used ChatGPT

OpenAI disrupted a coordinated Iranian influence operation (linked to Microsoft’s ‘Storm-2035’) that used ChatGPT to generate long-form articles and social media posts across fake news sites and accounts to push polarizing messages around U.S. politics; OpenAI banned the accounts and reported limited observed reach, while Microsoft had previously identified the broader campaign operating since 2020.