OpenAI on Wednesday hailed its plans to safeguard information and aid cybersecurity defenders in the 2026 midterm elections, including work to combat deepfakes and other forms of artificial intelligence misuse.  The announcement builds on commitments from major tech companies in 2024 , including OpenAI, to protect elections from AI-infused election interference — efforts that some thought weren’t enough. Government agencies , non-governmental institutes and others have increasingly warned about