OpenAI says China-based actors used ChatGPT in influence operation targeting US AI data centres
OpenAI has said it banned a cluster of accounts it believes were likely based in China after finding they used ChatGPT in a covert influence operation aimed at stoking opposition to AI data centres in the United States. The company said the activity was designed to exploit existing public concerns about electricity prices and to manipulate debate about American AI. It also said a separate cluster of accounts produced material about US tariffs and competition with China.In a research report released on Wednesday, OpenAI said the accounts generated social media comments and images blaming data centres for rising electricity bills... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 11 Jun 2026 05:30 LONDON
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OpenAI confidentially files for US initial public offering
OpenAI has confidentially filed for a United States initial public offering, according to the supplied report, but has not disclosed the size or terms of the offering. The company also said a timeline has not yet been determined. The filing places the ChatGPT-maker among a growing group of artificial intelligence firms moving towards public markets as investor interest in the sector remains strong.The company said in a statement that it may remain private for some time because there are things it wants to do that are likely easier as a private company. The report says Reuters previously reported that OpenAI... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 09 Jun 2026 00:03 LONDON
