OpenAI says Iran, Russia used AI journalists, think tanks to influence Western media

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Summary by Cyber Security News8 Oct 2026, 19:44 CEST

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OpenAI disclosed Thursday it shut down two influence operations from Russia and Iran that used ChatGPT and other AI tools to create fake journalist personas and covert think tanks that successfully planted stories and narratives in mainstream news publications. One cluster of accounts, which OpenAI calls “Dark Clark,” is attributed to Russian actors. The network focused on influencing Latin American politics and culture.

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