OpenAI bans suspected China-linked accounts for seeking surveillance proposals

OpenAI said on Tuesday it has banned several ChatGPT accounts with suspected links to the Chinese government entities after the users asked for proposals to monitor social media conversations.

In its latest public threat report, OpenAI said some individuals had asked its chatbot to outline social media “listening” tools and other monitoring concepts, violating the startup’s national security policy.

The San Francisco-based firm’s report raises safety concerns over potential misuse of generative AI amid growing competition between the U.S. and China to…