OpenAI said it banned accounts linked to Chinese law enforcement, romance scammers and influence operations, including a smear campaign against Japan’s first woman prime minister, in a report detailing the misuse of its ChatGPT technology.

The company said several accounts used its chatbot alongside other tools, including social media accounts, to carry out cybercrimes while posing as a dating agency, law firms and U.S. officials, among others.

Here are some details from OpenAI:

* A small set of accounts that likely originated in Chinaused OpenAI’s models to request information about U.S. persons,online forums and federal building locations, and soughtguidance on face-swapping software * The same accounts also generated English-language emailsto state-level U.S. officials or policy analysts working inbusiness and finance, inviting targets to participate in paidconsultations * OpenAI said it banned a ChatGPT account linked to anindividual associated with Chinese law enforcement whoseactivity involved orchestrating a covert influence operationtargeting Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi * A cluster of ChatGPT accounts used the chatbot to run adating scam targeting Indonesian men and likely defraudedhundreds of victims a month, according to OpenAI * OpenAI said the scam used ChatGPT to generate promotionaltext and ads for a fake dating service, luring users to join theplatform and pressuring targets to complete several tasksrequiring large payments * Several accounts used OpenAI’s models to pose as lawfirms and impersonate real attorneys and U.S. law enforcement,targeting fraud victims, OpenAI said

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