OpenAI Inc. revealed on Friday in a statement that it stopped a covert Iranian influence operation that was utilizing ChatGPT to create content related to various matters, including comments on candidates involved in the 2024 United States presidential campaign, as well as the conflict in Gaza. “This week we identified and took down a cluster of ChatGPT accounts that were generating content for a covert Iranian influence operation identified as Storm-2035. We have banned these accounts from using our services, and we continue to monitor for any further attempts to violate our policies,” OpenAI detailed. The generated materials were spread through websites and social media accounts. The company shared that it saw no proof that the aforementioned content had a “meaningful” outreach, with a low number of likes, shares, or comments. OpenAI added that threat intelligence was forwarded to government, campaign, and industry stakeholders.