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Policy2026-08-08 · source-backed
OpenAI disclosed a China-linked influence cluster using ChatGPT to generate fake American personas arguing US data centers would spike electricity bills and harm local communities. The same X network repeatedly posted fabricated claims that ChatGPT user data had been compromised. OpenAI rated it "category one," meaning most posts had little or no observable engagement, and framed the significance as PRC-origin operators testing narratives against AI infrastructure rather than any measured opinion shift. Congressional Republicans have picked it up as a frame for the domestic backlash.
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