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AI Models as Tools and Targets in Foreign State Disinformation Campaigns

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4 versions, newest first.

  1. Version 4 2026-06-18 08:14 UTC · 76 items

    New items this pass are further social media amplification of the June 10 OpenAI disclosure, now including Chinese- and Japanese-language posts and cross-platform sharing on Instagram and Facebook [^30920][^30921][^3092…

  2. Version 3 2026-06-16 02:17 UTC · 64 items

    New items this pass are additional media amplification of the June 10 OpenAI disclosure (CyberScoop, TaiwanPlus, YouTube) and a report from the Center for Foreign Interference Research documenting record global prolifer…

  3. Version 2 2026-06-13 18:47 UTC · 55 items

    New items this pass are almost entirely social media amplification of the June 10 OpenAI disclosure, plus background reports on historical PRC influence operations (Jamestown on 2024 deepfakes [^28522], VerityAI analysi…

  4. Version 1 2026-06-11 08:06 UTC · 21 items

    Two parallel developments in mid-2026 show AI models being used both as tools for and potential resistors of foreign state influence operations. OpenAI identified and banned two PRC-linked clusters of ChatGPT accounts t…