OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images OpenAI said it discovered a suspected Chinese-based influence operation to generate ill will toward US data centers. The suspected operation was identified because the users relied in part on ChatGPT. OpenAI said the suspect campaign didn't gain meaningful traction online. OpenAI said it banned likely China-based users after they used ChatGPT to try to fuel a suspected influence operation aimed at undermining support for US data centers