PRC-Linked Accounts Reportedly Used ChatGPT in Covert Campaigns Targeting U.S. AI Policy Debates
Date: 2026-06-10
Affected: Chatbot Developers, Chatgpt Users, Image Generation Technology Developers, Information Manipulation Actors, Information Manipulation Actors In China, Large Language Model Developers, Openai, Openai Users, People's Republic Of China Linked Influence Operators, Synthetic Media Generation Technology Developers
Attack vector: other
Category: real-world
Severity: Critical

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #1580: PRC-Linked Accounts Reportedly Used ChatGPT in Covert Campaigns Targeting U.S. AI Policy Debates. Alleged deployer/developer: Chatbot Developers, Chatgpt Users, Image Generation Technology Developers, Information Manipulation Actors, Information Manipulation Actors In China, Large Language Model Developers, Openai, Openai Users, People's Republic Of China Linked Influence Operators, Synthetic Media Generation Technology Developers. See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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