Descripción: A network of 171 bot accounts on X are alleged to have used ChatGPT to generate political content supporting Ghana’s New Patriotic Party (NPP) and its presidential candidate, Mahamudu Bawumia, ahead of the December 2024 election. The AI-generated posts reportedly praised Bawumia while spreading disinformation targeting the opposition candidate, John Mahama, of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Editor Notes: Reconstructing the timeline of events: (1) February 2024: The network of 171 bot accounts is reported to have become active by regularly generating and disseminating political content favoring Ghana’s New Patriotic Party (NPP) and its presidential candidate, Mahamudu Bawumia. The posts reportedly used hashtags like #Bawumia2024 and #ItIsPossible to amplify pro-NPP messaging while disparaging opposition candidate John Mahama with hashtags like #Mahamaisaliar and #DrunkmaniMahama. (2) October 2024: OpenAI reported disrupting over 20 political influence networks worldwide that used ChatGPT to generate political content, though this network targeting Ghana’s election is reportedly not specifically mentioned in its statement. (3) November 12, 2024: NewsGuard releases research findings identifying the 171 bot accounts as likely using ChatGPT to generate political posts. According to NewsGuard, the bots were found to operate with regimented patterns, posting 10 or more times per day during Ghanaian business hours. (4) December 2024: As the presidential election approached on December 7, the bot accounts continued to be active. NewsGuard shared its findings with X and OpenAI, but only four of the 171 accounts were reported to have faced action, with two suspended and two restricted. (8) The Wikipedia article on this election is located at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ghanaian_general_election.
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Ver todas las entidadesAlleged: OpenAI developed an AI system deployed by Pro-New Patriotic Party bot network, which harmed John Mahama , National Democratic Congress , Ghanaian electorate , Democracy y Electoral integrity.
Sistemas de IA presuntamente implicados: ChatGPT y X (Twitter)
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4.1. Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale
Risk Domain
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- Malicious Actors & Misuse
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Cronología de Informes
A medida que Ghana se acerca a sus elecciones presidenciales el 7 de diciembre, los investigadores han descubierto una red de 171 cuentas de bots en X que usan ChatGPT para escribir publicaciones favorables al partido político en el poder, …
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