OpenAI Says Significant Number of Recent ChatGPT Misuses Likely Came From China

OpenAI said it disrupted several attempts [non-paywalled source] from users in China to leverage its AI models for cyber threats and covert influence operations, underscoring the security challenges AI poses as the technology becomes more powerful. From a report: The Microsoft-backed company on Thursday published its latest report on disrupting malicious uses of AI, saying its investigative teams continued to uncover and prevent such activities in the three months since Feb. 21.

While misuse occurred in several countries, OpenAI said it believes a "significant number" of violations came from China, noting that four of 10 sample cases included in its latest report likely had a Chinese origin. In one such case, the company said it banned ChatGPT accounts it claimed were using OpenAI's models to generate social media posts for a covert influence operation. The company said a user stated in a prompt that they worked for China's propaganda department, though it cautioned it didn't have independent proof to verify its claim.

"Violation?"

[Valgrus Thunderaxe]

You open your app up to the internet. People aren't going to use it the way you want, every time.

Re: "Violation?"

[ihavesaxwithcollies]

Do not worry, microsoft is going to go after China for violating their 315 page T&C.

Meaningless statistic

[DarkOx]

noting that four of 10 sample cases included in its latest report likely had a Chinese origin.

4/10 sure sounds like a lot but with exactly not idea what methodology was used to decide what sample cases to include in the report, is entirely meaningless.

LOL

[Mr. Dollar Ton]

Does every "AI" outfit now have its own "police force"?

This advertising crap is getting tiresome.

Plenty of hallucinations to go around, eh?

[Anonymous Coward]

The company said a user stated in a prompt that they worked for China's propaganda department

Hilarious! That's their "evidence"... Little did they know they were in Romania! Or was it Bulgaria... Belarus? Could be Jolly Old England... it was only a bit of fun.

MAGA tactics

[dfghjk]

Sam Altman using full-on Trump tactics. What's next, the rest are trans activists?

Re:

[sound+vision]

The rest are domestic influence operations they won't say anything about, because that would upset the ruling junta in DC. The highest crime is no longer treason, it's leaking, i.e., talking about the treason.

FUD Generation

[BardBollocks]

I wish we could get coverage that wasn't so clearly slanted at demonising China/Russia/AnyoneBlackrock-Vanguard-StateStAreFuckingWith.

Re:

[Rujiel]

Oh I'm sorry, the country whose tech overlords are openly pining about new ways to help the military kill people with AI.. is the one that cares most about human rights? The one that is actively funding and arming the most well-documented genocide in the planet's history? Anytime someone whines about their enemies "destroying democracy", I know they are full of shit.

Re:

[Rujiel]

More children died in the first few weeks of Gaza's bombardment than the entire ukraine conflict even through the 2014 coup.
More journalists have been killed by Israel than in the last several wars the US has waged, combined, including Vietnam.
You have no fucking clue what a genocide is. Russians are slavic, Ukrainians are slavic. Stick to posting as AC, fucking dipshit.