Chinese Bot Network Used ChatGPT to Generate Anti-Data-Center Influence Content, OpenAI Later Flagged as Inauthentic

X's Safety team found 200,000 inauthentic Chinese accounts, about 200 of which posted AI-generated cartoons and talking points opposing U.S. data centers. The posts matched content in OpenAI's June 2026 threat report, which identified China-based ChatGPT users producing it — a commercial AI lab's own tools generating influence material the lab later flagged.