OpenAI has banned hundreds of ChatGPT accounts originating from China, which were used for covert influence campaigns. These operations targeted US tech and policy debates, including one campaign that blamed AI data centers for rising electricity bills and another that criticized US tariffs while favoring Donald Trump over Xi Jinping. OpenAI has banned hundreds of ChatGPT accounts originating from China, which were used for covert influence campaigns. These operations targeted US tech and policy debates, including one campaign that blamed AI data centers for rising electricity bills and another that criticized US tariffs while favoring Donald Trump over Xi Jinping.
