OpenAI says it exposed and banned two China-linked influence campaigns that used its AI tools to generate content about U.S. technology policy, including debates over data centers and trade tariffs.
Details of the activity were published in the company’s June 2026 Threat Report, released on June 10. The operations involved creating social media posts, images, and political cartoons aimed at American audiences.
The main campaign, which OpenAI labeled “Data Center Bandwagon”, focused on concerns about the impact of AI data centers on electricity prices.
“In this case, the operators attempted to covertly insert themselves into an ongoing American debate about the future of the country’s AI capabilities while hiding who they were and what motivated them,” the report stated….