# Disrupting a new covert influence campaign from Russia

DevFeed: [Disrupting a new covert influence campaign from Russia](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/disrupting-a-new-covert-influence-campaign-from-russia-6385.md>)

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

Published: 2026-08-25T00:00:00Z

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>), [IO](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/io.md>), [ChatGPT](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chatgpt.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [articles](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/articles.md>), [chatgpt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chatgpt.md>), [global-affairs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/global-affairs.md>), [identity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/identity.md>), [linkedin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linkedin.md>), [openai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openai.md>), [social-media](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/social-media.md>), [telegram](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/telegram.md>)

## AI overview

OpenAI describes disrupting a Russia-origin covert influence operation that used ChatGPT to generate social media comments promoting a fabricated Israel-based think tank and a Russia-favorable sovereignty index. The operators used VPNs and attempted to conceal their Russian origins.

## Source excerpt

OpenAI banned Russia-origin accounts using AI to promote a fake Israel-based think tank and a "sovereignty" index praising Russia and criticizing the West.