OpenAI discovers and removes Chinese state-sponsored influence campaigns using AI to target US technology and infrastructure policy
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OpenAI identified and banned coordinated clusters of accounts originating from China that used AI-generated content to influence US public opinion and policy debates on data centers, AI infrastructure, and tech tariffs. The campaigns targeted American audiences with coordinated social media posts designed to spread skepticism about US AI development. OpenAI's detection systems identified these state-sponsored information operations and removed the accounts to prevent further influence activity.