OpenAI says China-based actors stoking opposition to AI data centres

OpenAI Adds Fuel to Republican Drive to Label Anti-Data Center Movement a Chinese Psy-Op

OpenAI shuttered Chinese state-backed ChatGPT accounts spreading anti-data center disinformation; impact minimal but signals foreign AI weaponization for political leverage. The narrative reframes genuine community concerns as propaganda, reshaping how regulators and tech companies approach data center governance and infrastructure expansion.