The Lawfare Podcast

Lawfare Daily: OpenAI’s Shutdown of State-Backed Information Operations with Alex Iftimie

Jun 6, 2024

Deputy General Counsel at OpenAI, Alex Iftimie, discusses OpenAI's shutdown of state-backed information operations using AI tools. They explore case studies involving Russian, Chinese, Iranian, and Israeli actors, defensive design features, and strategies for identifying and engaging with bad actors. The podcast emphasizes the importance of collaboration in detecting and preventing malicious activities in the AI industry.

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Quick takeaways

OpenAI shut down state-backed information operations using AI tools like ChatGPT.

Industry-wide cooperation is crucial to combat misuse of AI tools and protect against evolving threats.

Deep dives

OpenAI's Report on State-Backed Information Operations and AI

OpenAI released a report detailing its efforts to shut down state-backed information operations using its technology. The report focuses on five case studies involving Russian, Chinese, Iranian, and Israeli groups employing AI tools like ChatGPT for influence operations. These operations aimed to create social media content to sway public opinion and spread misinformation. While the reach and effectiveness of these operations were limited compared to earlier years, the report highlights the evolving landscape of AI in influence campaigns.

Intro

2min

OpenAI's Report on State-Backed Information Operations and AI Technology

14min

AI Tools in Influence Operations and Defensive Design Features

11min

Analyzing the Scale of Influence Operations

3min

Identifying and Engaging with Actors at OpenAI

13min

Preventing AI Abuse and Ensuring Transparency in Content

4min

On today’s episode, Lawfare Senior Editor Scott R. Anderson sits down with Alex Iftimie, a Deputy General Counsel at OpenAI, to talk over their recent report revealing that OpenAI has shut down several state-backed information operations using OpenAI’s artificial technology services. They discussed the operations themselves, how OpenAI is investigating and responding to such activities, and what they tell us about how the nascent artificial intelligence industry is impacting state-backed information operations, among other types of problematic behavior.

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