Pranksters from the Russian Federation impersonated Umerov and called OpenAI officials about helping Ukraine, - mass media.
The Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus, who posed as the head of Ukraine's foreign intelligence service Rostem Umeyrov, had a video call with three executives at the OpenAI company. It was about cooperation with Ukraine and the use of artificial intelligence in offensive operations against the Russian Federation.
The American publication The Intercept writes about it, and the pranksters published a recording of the conversation on the Internet.
The video meeting was attended by OpenAI's head of national security policy Sasha Baker, head of strategic initiatives Caroline Zier and Ben Crampton, responsible for European security issues.
All three, according to the publication, have significant experience in government: Baker and Zier held high positions in the US Department of Defense, Crampton worked in the European Union and the United Nations. Baker and Zer said they had already met with Umarov and were happy to talk again. According to the publication, the "fake Omarov" did not turn on the camera.
OpenAI confirmed that the meeting took place. Company spokesman Nate Evans said OpenAI began verifying the call several weeks ago and determined with the appropriate authorities that it was a hoax. Since then, the company has taken steps to prevent similar incidents in the future. She did not specify what exactly.
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