Russia used ChatGPT to run a covert influence campaign pushing pro-Kremlin narratives across the West

OpenAI has disrupted a covert Russian influence campaign that used ChatGPT to generate social media posts by banning a cluster of accounts. The operators accessed the platform through VPNs from Russia and promoted the fictitious "International Burke Institute," including German-language Telegram…

OpenAI has disrupted a covert Russian influence campaign that used ChatGPT to generate social media posts by banning a cluster of accounts. The operators accessed the platform through VPNs from Russia and promoted the fictitious "International Burke Institute," including German-language Telegram content critical of the EU and the German government. The campaign's reach stayed small, but OpenAI warns the infrastructure behind it could have been scaled up over time. The article Russia used ChatGPT to run a covert influence campaign pushing pro-Kremlin narratives across the West appeared first on The Decoder.

Source: The Decoder — Published August 25, 2026 at 18:54 UTC — Category: Models