OpenAI says suspected fake China-linked accounts tried to sway the debate about US data centers

Flags of the People's Republic of China, hanging in a park during National Day in Beijing, China.

• China used ChatGPT to generate comments, posts, and cartoons
• The content capitalized on issues surrounding data centers and tariffs
• The material was shared on social media to exacerbate existing tensions

OpenAI has banned a number of accounts that it says were linked to social media influence campaigns surrounding the growing opposition to data centers and President Trump’s tariffs on foreign imports.