CSET Research Fellow Josh A. Goldstein and Stanford’s Renée DiResta shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by MIT Technology Review. In their piece, they discuss OpenAI’s first report on the misuse of its generative AI products by bad actors for influence operations. The report revealed that networks from countries like Russia, China, Iran, and Israel exploited AI tools to generate deceptive content. OpenAI’s proactive detection and shutdown of these accounts highlight their commitment to transparency and mitigating the impact of such misuse.
The authors emphasized the growing concern over AI’s potential to disrupt American politics and national security, noting, “It’s important to ‘rightsize’ that threat, particularly in an election year.”
It’s important to ‘rightsize’ that threat, particularly in an election year.
To read the full op-ed, visit MIT Technology Review.