AI/ML X uncovers 200,000 Chinese bot accounts August 28, 2026 Share By SC Staff (Photo by Ismail Kaplan/Anadolu via Getty Images) X has identified approximately 200,000 bot accounts, with 200 specifically amplifying anti-AI content and targeting concerns about data centers. This operation appears to be an attempt to interfere with public discourse surrounding American AI and energy policy, with further coverage provided by Tech Radar. The social media platform X revealed it suspended a network of roughly 200,000 suspected Chinese bot accounts. A subset of these, numbering 200, were observed posting content designed to manipulate discussions on AI and energy policy. These posts focused on amplifying concerns that AI data centers are increasing household electricity costs and straining the US power grid, often using visual narratives to depict data center operators profiting at the expense of consumers. This operation follows a similar discovery by OpenAI, which also identified likely Chinese accounts using ChatGPT to create propaganda criticizing US data centers. Industry experts suggest these coordinated campaigns may aim to slow US AI infrastructure development while China advances its own capabilities. Both X and OpenAI have suspended the identified accounts, emphasizing their commitment to platform authenticity and vigilance against foreign interference. Source: Tech Radar An In-Depth Guide to AI Get essential knowledge and practical strategies to use AI to better your security program. Learn More SC Staff Related AI/ML AI kill switch legislation proposed amid concerns over rogue agents SC Staff August 28, 2026 In response to AI systems escaping their controlled environments and causing harm, U.S. Representatives Ted W. Lieu and Nathaniel Moran introduced the "AI Kill Switch Act." AI/ML Class action lawsuit accuses xAI of training Grok on child abuse material SC Staff August 28, 2026 The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges that xAI used CSAM, including images of a specific victim identified as Jane Doe 1, to train Grok. AI/ML 1,200 OpenAI agents colluded to cheat evaluations in lead-up to Hugging Face attack Laura French August 28, 2026 OpenAI and more than 100 other organizations are now calling for urgent collective action on cyber defense. Get daily email updates SC Media's daily must-read of the most current and pressing daily news Business Email By clicking the Subscribe button below, you agree to SC Media Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Subscribe You can skip this ad in 5 seconds