Iranian group used ChatGPT to try to influence US election, OpenAI says | OpenAI
OpenAI said on Friday it had removed the accounts of an Iranian group that it said was using its chatbot, ChatGPT, to generate content aimed at influencing the U.S. presidential election and other issues. According to Open AI, the attack, dubbed “Storm-2035,” used ChatGPT to generate content focused on topics such as commentary on both […]
OpenAI says it disrupted Iranian influence operation using ChatGPT
OpenAI said on Friday that it had disrupted an Iranian influence campaign that was using ChatGPT to generate content related to the U.S. presidential election and other topics. The network, known as “Storm 2035,” used its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot to create content, including “commentary on candidates on both sides of the US presidential election,” […]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams subpoenaed as investigation into possible campaign corruption, illegal Turkish influence continues
New York City’s Democratic Mayor Eric Adams has received a subpoena from federal prosecutors amid an ongoing investigation into his 2021 election campaign and possible illegal foreign influence activities. Last month, Adams, the city council and the elections board received subpoenas, which requested text messages, documents and other communications, sources said. The New York Timesfirst […]
Gena Rowlands, Film Star Of ‘A Woman Under The Influence,’ Dead At 94
Actress Gena Rowlands speaks onstage during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 7th Annual Governors Awards Ceremony at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, California on November 14, 2015. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) By James Myers, OAN StaffFriday, August 16, 2024 8:24 AM Gena Rowlands, one of […]
Celebrities have ‘incredibly powerful’ ability to influence election
A Harvard University study has found that celebrities have “great” power to influence elections and increase voter turnout. “While some polls have led some to claim that celebrity voices are uninfluenced when it comes to politics, more rigorous evidence shows that these voices are extremely powerful,” says a study conducted by Harvard University’s Ash Center […]
Biden adviser touts Fed independence as Trump seeks influence
As former President Trump sought greater influence over the Federal Reserve, Jared Bernstein, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, stressed the “importance of central bank independence.” Bernstein Share your May analysis “History has shown that ignoring this lesson or reversing the hard-won progress of the past half century will have lasting, damaging […]
Iran is accelerating cyber activity that appears meant to influence the US election, Microsoft says
Microsoft said on Friday that Iran has stepped up online activity it believes is intended to influence the upcoming U.S. elections, including email phishing attacks targeting the presidential campaign. Iranian activists also have set up fake news sites and posed as activists in recent months to stomp division and lay the groundwork to sway American […]
Hunter Biden Accepted Money to ‘Influence U.S. Government Agencies’
Special counsel David Weiss said in court documents on Wednesday that Hunter Biden received $3,101,258 from his Romanian partner, Gabriel Popoviciu, for the purpose of “influencing U.S. government agencies” while President Joe Biden was serving as vice president. Weiss stopped short of accusing Hunter of “improperly coordinating with the Obama Administration,” but she did not […]
DOJ contends Hunter Biden was hired by Romanian oligarch to ‘influence US policy:’ docs
In new documents, Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors allege that Hunter Biden was paid by a Romanian oligarch to “influence U.S. policy and public opinion” while his father, Joe Biden, was vice president. The filing was made Wednesday by Special Counsel David Weiss of the Central District of California in connection with Hunter Biden’s tax […]
GOP lawmakers probe Kamala Harris adviser for ‘connections’ to Iranian influence operation
Republican lawmakers are investigating National Security Adviser Kamala Harris for “blatantly advancing the views and interests of the Iranian regime” and having “ties” to an Iranian influence operation involving a now-suspended State Department official and three of his aides. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) sent a letter to the vice president […]