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OpenAI says China-linked accounts used ChatGPT to fuel opposition to US data centres
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OpenAI says it has banned China-linked accounts that used ChatGPT to draft social-media influence campaigns aimed at swaying U.S. public opinion on data-center projects and tariff debates. The company reports that these fake accounts sought to turn Americans against the construction of new data centers.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- The Next Web·OpenAI says China-linked accounts used ChatGPT to fuel opposition to US data centres
- TechMeme·OpenAI says it has banned China-linked accounts that used ChatGPT to draft social media influence campaigns targeting US debates over tariffs and data centers (Sam Sabin/Axios)
- Engadget·OpenAI says fake accounts from China tried to turn Americans against data centers
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