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200,000 fake accounts: X exposes major Chinese bot network
The X platform says it has uncovered a large bot network believed to be operated from China and comprising a total of 200,000 accounts. According to an investigation by the company’s Security team, some of these accounts attempted to shape public opinion in the US against artificial intelligence data centers. According to X, approximately 200 of the 200,000 accounts shared cartoons, images and text about artificial intelligence data centers. The company believes these posts may have been intended to manipulatively influence genuine public discussions surrounding US artificial intelligence and energy policy.
X did not disclose the full list of accounts in the bot network, but it provided examples of some posts. The company said it had blocked accounts that violated its rules on inauthentic activity and coordinated manipulation. One notable point is that some of the visuals and arguments used in the campaign may have been created with artificial intelligence. The examples shared by X are similar to materials presented in a report published by OpenAI in June. That report said individuals believed to be operating from China had used ChatGPT to create content, visuals and various arguments against data centers. At the same time, it is emphasized that the debate over data centers’ energy consumption is not entirely fake. The growing electricity demand of large artificial intelligence infrastructures has raised genuine concerns in some regions about the impact on energy prices and the power grid.
X did not disclose the full list of accounts in the bot network, but it provided examples of some posts. The company said it had blocked accounts that violated its rules on inauthentic activity and coordinated manipulation. One notable point is that some of the visuals and arguments used in the campaign may have been created with artificial intelligence. The examples shared by X are similar to materials presented in a report published by OpenAI in June. That report said individuals believed to be operating from China had used ChatGPT to create content, visuals and various arguments against data centers. At the same time, it is emphasized that the debate over data centers’ energy consumption is not entirely fake. The growing electricity demand of large artificial intelligence infrastructures has raised genuine concerns in some regions about the impact on energy prices and the power grid.