Jessica Brandt

Former director, Foreign Malign Influence Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence (2023–2025)

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Last updated Oct 20, 2026

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Iranian operatives used ChatGPT to plant AI-written articles in U.S. outlets

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A Florida weekly published an op-ed on the U.S. war with Iran under the byline Ervin Hoskins, a writer who does not exist. OpenAI says Iranian operatives created him and six other personas with ChatGPT to plant nearly 100 articles in real news outlets.

Updated Oct 20