San Francisco, February 24, 2025 –OpenAI shut down accounts linked to China, Iran, and North Korea, exposing how they used ChatGPT for spying, propaganda, and cyber operations.
China, Iran, and North Korea have been caught using ChatGPT to conduct surveillance, spread propaganda, and manipulate global narratives, OpenAI has confirmed. In a shocking revelation, the AI giant banned multiple accounts linked to state-sponsored influence operations, exposing how adversarial nations are weaponizing AI for espionage and cyberwarfare.
Investigators found that a Chinese-linked operation used ChatGPT to monitor anti-China protests in the West, analyzing social media posts in real time and compiling reports for Beijing authorities. Meanwhile, Iranian and North Korean actors were generating fake job applications, fraudulent social media content, and even debugging malware.
This is just the tip of the iceberg. Authoritarian regimes are now using AI to control narratives and conduct large-scale surveillance.
One Iranian-linked network used ChatGPT to create pro-Hamas, anti-Israel propaganda, publishing content on media outlets aligned with Tehran’s influence operations. North Korea, meanwhile, leveraged OpenAI’s tools to gather intelligence on cyber intrusion methods and cryptocurrency fraud tactics.
Experts warn that as AI-generated content becomes more sophisticated, these influence campaigns will be harder to detect and even more convincing.
AI arms races aren’t just about military power anymore. They’re about controlling information and weaponizing perception.
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