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Chinese propagandists stoking dissent over Trump tariffs and data centres, OpenAI says

Chinese propagandists have attempted to use OpenAI’s chatbot to generate dissent against Donald Trump’s tariffs and influence American debates on data centres and AI. OpenAI reported these efforts, from late 2025 to early 2026, had little or no effect.

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