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Iranian campaign used ChatGPT to plant fake articles, WaPo says

The Iranian operation successfully placed fabricated content in authentic American news outlets by using AI to generate the articles; editors apparently missed it.

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  • The Washington PostIranian campaign planted fake articles in real U.S. publications using ChatGPT
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