# "Cyber Special Operations": China-linked influence planning

DevFeed: ["Cyber Special Operations": China-linked influence planning](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/cyber-special-operations-china-linked-influence-planning-41318.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://openai.com/index/disrupting-malicious-uses-of-ai-cyber-special-operations>)

Published: 2026-02-01T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [OpenAI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/openai-news.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [OpenAI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openai.md>), [ChatGPT](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chatgpt.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [case-study](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/case-study.md>), [china](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/china.md>), [cyber](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cyber.md>), [fake-accounts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fake-accounts.md>), [influence](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/influence.md>), [japan](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/japan.md>), [openai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openai.md>), [report](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/report.md>), [reporting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reporting.md>), [safety](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/safety.md>), [social-media](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/social-media.md>)

## AI overview

OpenAI describes banning a ChatGPT account linked to an individual associated with Chinese law enforcement after the account was used to plan covert influence activity, harassment, and online operations targeting the Japanese prime minister and other adversaries. The article says the model refused to assist with the influence-operation planning but was asked to edit and polish status reports. Open-source investigation linked the reported activity to a broader alleged Chinese law-enforcement strategy involving fake accounts, AI models, and multiple online tactics.

## Source excerpt

OpenAI banned an account linked to an individual associated with Chinese law enforcement, using AI to plan influence activity, harassment, and online operations.