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China-based operatives used ChatGPT to shape AI data centers and tariff debates
OpenAI banned China-linked accounts using ChatGPT to generate social media content targeting U.S. debates on AI data centers and tariffs. The campaigns, 'Data Center Bandwagon' and 'Tech and Tariffs,' created posts and political cartoons amplifying existing U.S. policy discussions but failed to gain significant online traction.
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