OpenAI staff briefed Russian pranksters impersonating Ukraine's intelligence chief
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OpenAI's national security policy head Sasha Baker and two colleagues joined a 17-minute video call with a person impersonating Rustem Umerov, Ukraine's foreign intelligence chief.
On the call, which the impersonator's camera did not show, they openly discussed OpenAI's AI support for Ukraine's military, including possible offensive uses, its Pentagon contacts and its Daybreak Blue cyber work. The pranksters later posted the recording on Rumble. OpenAI says it has since confirmed the prank with authorities and tightened its procedures.
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Rohan Paul@rohanpaul_aiXOpenAI briefed Russian pranksters posing as Ukraine's spy chiefAIOpenAI's national security policy head Sasha Baker and two colleagues joined a 17-minute video call with a person impersonating Rustem Umerov, Ukraine's foreign intelligence chief. The call openly covered OpenAI's AI support for Ukraine's military, including possible offensive uses, Pentagon contacts and its Daybreak Blue cyber work. The pranksters later posted the recording on Rumble, and OpenAI says it has since confirmed the prank with authorities and tightened its procedures.

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