OpenAI exposes Russian influence campaign built around Israel-based think tank
Russian-origin ChatGPT accounts promoted the International Burke Institute, copied academic work and pro-Kremlin narratives while trying to conceal their Russian origins
OpenAI says it has dismantled a covert Russian influence operation that used ChatGPT to generate pro-Kremlin content, disguise the linguistic fingerprints of its operators and promote a think tank that describes itself as being based in Israel.
At the center of the operation was the International Burke Institute, or IBI, an organization that presented itself as an international expert community founded in 2025 and based in Israel.
OpenAI said it recently banned a cluster of ChatGPT accounts that originated in Russia and were used to promote the institute as part of a broader influence campaign. The accounts also generated posts for Telegram, X, Facebook, LinkedIn and other platforms. The company said the campaign was uncovered after its security teams traced AI-generated social media content back to the accounts producing it.
The operators appeared to be working from Russia, where ChatGPT is not officially available. According to OpenAI, they used VPN services to conceal their location and bypass access restrictions.
Their prompts were not limited to asking ChatGPT to produce content favorable to Russia. They also instructed the model to remove linguistic clues that could expose the writers as Russian speakers, allowing posts to appear as though they had been written organically by people elsewhere.
The material largely promoted pro-Russian narratives while criticizing Ukraine, NATO, European governments and Western support for Kyiv.
One Telegram channel promoted through the operation, Lahme Ente, or Lame Duck, has about 20,000 subscribers and publishes content critical of the European Union, the German government and Western policy toward Ukraine, according to Der Spiegel. Recent headlines included “What Is NATO Hiding From Us?” and “Europe’s Inevitable Downfall.”
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