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OpenAI Reveals Chinese AI Operation Targeting Dissidents Abroad

2/25/2026

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OpenAI, the AI research and deployment company, disclosed a Chinese influence operation aimed at intimidating dissidents abroad.
The operation used ChatGPT, OpenAI's AI chatbot, to impersonate U.S. immigration officials and create fake documents.
The network reportedly included hundreds of operators and thousands of fake accounts.
OpenAI notes the operation shows how AI can enable censorship amid rising US-China AI competition and concerns about surveillance and information warfare.

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OpenAI, the AI research and deployment company, disclosed a Chinese influence operation aimed at intimidating dissidents abroad.
The operation used ChatGPT, OpenAI's AI chatbot, to impersonate U.S. immigration officials and create fake documents.
The network reportedly included hundreds of operators and thousands of fake accounts.
OpenAI notes the operation shows how AI can enable censorship amid rising US-China AI competition and concerns about surveillance and information warfare.