Israeli company attempted to influence voters by targeting BJP: OpenAI

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OpenAI, a US-based artificial intelligence research organisation said that an Israeli commercial company attempted to influence Indian voters by generating content that criticised the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and praised the Congress party while Lok Sabha elections were underway in May. The seven-phase election began on April 19. OpenAI also said the campaign did not “appear to have meaningfully increased” their audience engagement and that they disrupted the activity in less than 24 hours after it began. In a report released on May 30, OpenAI stated, “A commercial company in Israel called STOIC, generating content about the Gaza conflict, and...