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russian-government - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.

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observed 86d ago
russian-government

What changed

In a report released by OpenAI, the company described how its generative AI tools were misused by state actors and private companies in Russia, China, Iran, and Israel to conduct covert influence campaigns aimed at manipulating public opinion and geopolitical narratives.

  • OpenAI Says Russia and China Used Its A.I. in Covert Campaignshttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/30/technology/openai-influence-campaigns-report.html
  • Iran Emerges as a Top Disinformation Threat in U.S. Presidential Racehttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/04/business/media/iran-disinformation-us-presidential-race.html
  • AI Incident Database - Incident 774https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/774/

Timeline

  1. 3 May 2026Covert AI Influence Operations Linked to Russia, China, Iran, and Israel, OpenAI Reports
    Incident82%
    • OpenAI Says Russia and China Used Its A.I. in Covert Campaignshttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/30/technology/openai-influence-campaigns-report.html
    • Iran Emerges as a Top Disinformation Threat in U.S. Presidential Racehttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/04/business/media/iran-disinformation-us-presidential-race.html
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 774https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/774/
  2. 7 Mar 2025Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections
    Incident82%
    • Between Russia and Elon Musk, German Voters Face a ‘Dual Front’ of Disinformationhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/world/europe/russia-germany-elon-musk-disinformation.html
    • AI-driven Russian disinformation campaign targets German electionshttps://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/ai-driven-russian-disinformation-campaign-targets-german-elections/
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 929https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/929/
  3. 1 June 2024Disinformation Deepfake Circulates of State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller Suggesting Belgorod Can Be Attacked with U.S. Weapons
    Incident78%
    • Deepfake of U.S. Official Appears After Shift on Ukraine Attacks in Russiahttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/us/politics/deepfake-us-official-russia.html
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 702https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/702/
  4. 21 Apr 2024Manipulated Media via AI Disinformation and Deepfakes in 2024 Elections Erode Trust Across More Than 50 Countries
    Incident78%
    • Election disinformation takes a big leap with AI being used to deceive worldwidehttps://apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-elections-disinformation-chatgpt-bc283e7426402f0b4baa7df280a4c3fd
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 674https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/674/
  5. 29 Feb 2024Alleged State-Sponsored Hackers Escalate Purported Phishing Attacks Using Artificial Intelligence
    Incident82%
    • North Korean hackers use AI for more sophisticated scamshttps://www.ft.com/content/728611e8-dce2-449d-bb65-cff11ac2a5bb
    • ChatGPT Used by North Korean Hackers to Scam LinkedIn Usershttps://tech.co/news/chatgpt-north-korea-linkedin-scams
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 644https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/644/
  6. 21 Nov 2023Russia Reportedly Using Artificial Intelligence in Disinformation Campaigns to Erode Western Support for Ukraine
    Incident82%
    • Putin’s Next Target: U.S. Support for Ukraine, Officials Sayhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/02/us/politics/putin-ukraine-spy-united-states.html
    • The role of AI in Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Interview with expert Anton Tarasyukhttps://globalvoices.org/2023/10/13/the-role-of-ai-in-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-interview-with-expert-anton-tarasyuk/
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 602https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/602/

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