OpenAI did not disclose the exact number of accounts banned or the timeframe over which the suspensions occurred.
In one case, users reportedly used ChatGPT to produce Spanish-language news articles critical of the United States. These articles were later published by mainstream Latin American media outlets under the Chinese company.
In another incident, actors believed to be linked to North Korea allegedly used AI to create fake résumés and online profiles in an effort to secure employment at Western firms under false identities.
Separately, a group of ChatGPT accounts tied to a Cambodia-based financial fraud network reportedly used OpenAI’s tools to translate and generate posts and comments across social media and messaging platforms such as X and Facebook.
OpenAI’s Disrupting Malicious Uses of AI: October 2025 report revealed that a group of accounts, possibly connected to the Chinese government, had been using ChatGPT to gather information and design authoritarian-style tools. Describing the findings as a rare glimpse into the wider landscape of AI abuse by authoritarian actors, the company detailed several cases where these users attempted to build systems for mass surveillance, profiling, and online monitoring. OpenAI clarified that these activities occurred at different points throughout 2025, rather than in a single incident.
The U.S. government has repeatedly voiced concerns over China’s alleged use of artificial intelligence for domestic repression, misinformation campaigns, and activities that could threaten the security of the United States and its allies.
OpenAI ChatGPT the world’s most widely used AI chatbot, now boasts over 400 million weekly active users. The company is reportedly in discussions to raise up to $40 billion at a valuation of $300 billion, potentially marking one of the largest single funding rounds ever for a private firm.
