02:52 PM EDT, 08/16/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Microsoft ( MSFT )-backed (MSFT) OpenAI said Friday that it banned a network of Iranian accounts running an influence operation using its ChatGPT platform to create content targeting various issues like US elections.

The network used the chatbot to generate long-form articles and social media comments, including commentary on topics like conflict in Gaza, Israel in Olympics and US presidential election, according to OpenAI.

The group also generated content on other topics like politics in Venezuela, the rights of Latinx communities in the US and Scottish independence.

OpenAI said there was no indication the content reached a meaningful audience, but it shared threat intelligence with government, campaign and industry stakeholders after removing the accounts.

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