πΊπΈ OpenAI banned Russian and Iranian accounts that used its AI tools for influence operations in several countries. Russian operatives targeted Latin America to undermine support for Ukraine, mostly using ChatGPT to write reports to higher authorities. Iranian accounts used seven fake authors to publish nearly 100 articles in media outlets, including Daily Kos and Middle East Monitor. One Russian report described the most widespread impact found by Operation OpenAI, as it drew a public backlash from a political figure.