OpenAI Bans Accounts Exploiting ChatGPT for Malicious Surveillance and Propaganda

The company uncovered misuse of its AI tools by actors in China, North Korea, and Cambodia for surveillance, misinformation, and fraud.

OpenAI banned accounts linked to Chinese users who used ChatGPT to refine code for an AI surveillance tool monitoring anti-China sentiment on global social media platforms.
The surveillance operation targeted protests against human rights violations and reportedly shared findings with Chinese authorities and embassies abroad.
Pro-China actors used ChatGPT to generate and publish 18 Spanish-language op-eds critical of the U.S. in Latin American media outlets, often under a company byline.
North Korean actors allegedly employed ChatGPT to create fake resumes and online profiles in an attempt to secure fraudulent jobs at Western companies.
A separate Cambodian financial fraud operation utilized ChatGPT to translate and generate social media content, further highlighting the diverse misuse of AI tools.