A recent intelligence assessment found that Russia is using spies, social media, and state-sanctioned media to attack democratic elections around the world, with specific success in the 2020 US election. OpenAI’s models have been used by foreign influence campaigns, including AI chatbots spreading false narratives linked to American fugitive John Mark Dougan. NewsGuard tested 10 AI chatbots and found that they were easily able to access online content and spread harmful information.
