Feb 25 (Reuters) - OpenAI said it banned accounts linked to Chinese law enforcement, romance scammers and influence operations, including a smear campaign against Japan's first woman prime minister, in a report detailing the misuse of its ChatGPT technology.

I’m not familiar with what you mentioned and do not see any basis for this accusation,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a regular news conference on Thursday.

OpenAI’s COO says ChatGPT ad rollout will be gradual and privacy-focused, as it tests monetization without compromising user trust.

Amid ongoing global backlash against the harmful impact of chatbots. OpenAI said that it had banned accounts linked to Chinese law enforcement, romance scammers and influence operations, including

ChatGPT will clearly distinguish between ads and answers to user prompts on the AI platform, according to OpenAI.

OpenAI announced Monday it is bringing a custom version of ChatGPT to the Pentagon’s AI platform. It joins other major AI companies, including Google and Elon Musk’s xAI, on the Defense Department’s platform GenAI.

A grim scoop from the Wall Street Journal: an automated review system at OpenAI flagged disturbing conversations that a future mass shooter was having with the company’s flagship AI ChatGPT — but, despite being urged by employees at the company to warn law enforcement, OpenAI leadership opted not to.

See how much OpenAI paid in 2025, with some AI researchers earning over $600,000. Salary data shows pay ranges across over 160 roles.

Users on ChatGPT's free and Go plans in the US may now start to see ads as OpenAI has started testing them in the chatbot. The company announced plans to bring ads to ChatGPT. At the time, the company said it would display sponsored products and services that are relevant to the current conversations of logged-in users,