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OpenAI disrupted an Iranian influence campaign that published AI articles across a dozen publications.

One ChatGPT-written article landed in a local Florida newspaper under a fake “Ervin Hoskins” byline, as reported by The Washington Post: > OpenAI said that Hoskins was among seven bylines that appeared on the series of AI-generated articles, made by users who sent instructions to the chatbot in Persian. The operations appeared to be run by a commercial outfit as a “for-hire influence campaign,” the company said. OpenAI says it also banned Russian accounts linked to a fake “think tank” in Latin America.

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One ChatGPT-written article landed in a local Florida newspaper under a fake “Ervin Hoskins” byline, as reported by The Washington Post: > OpenAI said that Hoskins was among seven bylines that appeared on the series of AI-generated articles, made by users who sent instructions to the chatbot in Persian. The operations appeared to be run by a commercial outfit as a “for-hire influence campaign,” the company said. OpenAI says it also banned Russian accounts linked to a fake “think tank” in Latin America.

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Friday, October 9, 2026

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