# Silver lining playbook: Likely China-origin activity targeting US persons

DevFeed: [Silver lining playbook: Likely China-origin activity targeting US persons](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/silver-lining-playbook-likely-china-origin-activity-targeting-us-persons-41324.md>)

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

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

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [OpenAI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openai.md>), [ChatGPT](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chatgpt.md>), [Social engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/social-engineering.md>), [email](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/email.md>), [information retrieval](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/information-retrieval.md>)

Tags: [chatgpt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chatgpt.md>), [china](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/china.md>), [email](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/email.md>), [information-retrieval](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/information-retrieval.md>), [openai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openai.md>), [report](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/report.md>), [research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research.md>), [safety](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/safety.md>), [social-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/social-engineering.md>), [us](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/us.md>)

## AI overview

OpenAI describes banning a small set of likely China-origin ChatGPT accounts that used its models to research US persons and federal locations, draft social-engineering emails, and request guidance related to face-manipulation software. The activity was named "Silver Lining Playbook."

## Source excerpt

OpenAI banned likely China-origin accounts using AI to research US persons, locations, and social-engineering tactics.