Operation “Nine–emdash Line”: Regional influence activity
OpenAI Blog ● Covered by 2 sources
OpenAI banned accounts linked to a Chinese state operation called Nine-emdash Line that used AI to generate influence content targeting the South China Sea, Hong Kong, and US politics. The operation created multiple pieces of regional influence content without previous public disclosure before OpenAI's detection. The enforcement removes a coordinated inauthentic behavior campaign from OpenAI's platform and demonstrates how state actors are deploying AI tools for information operations.
Why it matters
OpenAI banned accounts linked to a previously unreprorted PRC-origin operation we dubbed "Nine-emdash Line", using AI to create regional influence content about the South China Sea, Hong Kong, and US politics.
