Oct 7: OpenAI has banned several ChatGPT accounts with suspected links to the 
government entities after the users asked for proposals to monitor social media conversations.
According to OpenAI’s latest public threat report, some individuals had asked its chatbot to outline social media "listening" tools and other monitoring concepts, violating the startup's national security policy.
OpenAI also banned several Chinese‑language accounts that used ChatGPT to assist phishing and malware campaigns and asked the model to research additional automation that could be achieved through DeepSeek.
It also banned accounts tied to suspected Russian‑speaking criminal groups that used the chatbot to help develop certain malware.
The Microsoft-backed startup has disrupted and reported more than 40 networks since it began public threat reporting in February last year and its models refused overtly malicious prompts.
reuters.com/world/china/op
government entities after the users asked for proposals to monitor social media conversations.
According to OpenAI’s latest public threat report, some individuals had asked its chatbot to outline social media "listening" tools and other monitoring concepts, violating the startup's national security policy.
OpenAI also banned several Chinese‑language accounts that used ChatGPT to assist phishing and malware campaigns and asked the model to research additional automation that could be achieved through DeepSeek.
It also banned accounts tied to suspected Russian‑speaking criminal groups that used the chatbot to help develop certain malware.
The Microsoft-backed startup has disrupted and reported more than 40 networks since it began public threat reporting in February last year and its models refused overtly malicious prompts.
reuters.com/world/china/op