Chinese propagandists have been trying to use OpenAI’s flagship chat to gin up opposition to Donald Trump’s tariffs and intervene in American debates over data centres and AI, OpenAI said in a report

OpenAI found Chinese-linked accounts creating AI-generated posts about data centre electricity costs. The campaign had little reach. The debate is real anyway.

The campaigns show how pro-China actors are testing AI tools.

Chinese Embassy in Washington opposes 'groundless attacks or smears'