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A Wired article examines how U.S. politicians and tech leaders are blaming Chinese influence operations for growing American opposition to data centers, despite thin evidence. The narrative serves as a convenient excuse for data center boosters facing increasingly dismal polling and bipartisan political backlash ahead of the midterms.
An op-ed and Bitcoin Policy Institute reports allege that foreign money, including from a Shanghai-based donor, is funding grassroots opposition to American AI data centers, resulting in billions in delayed investment. The article details coordinated campaigns in the Bay Area and beyond aimed at slowing the U.S. AI buildout.
Israel reportedly paid Brad Parscale over $45 million for an AI-driven influence operation that sends millions of Americans texts and creates web content aimed at shaping how chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude answer questions about Israel, marking the first well-documented instance of a state-scale actor targeting AI responses through coordinated content.
A tweet highlights reports documenting a coordinated foreign influence campaign against American AI, allegedly run through CCP state media and foreign dark money, with over $2B funneled into US advocacy.
A report from the Bitcoin Policy Institute documents evidence of Chinese and other foreign actors influencing US AI policy through state media, nonprofit networks, and dark money groups.