Dark-Money Campaign Pays Influencers to Frame Chinese AI as a Threat (wired.com)

• Unknown actors fund influencers to push negative narratives about Chinese AI.
• Campaign seeks to shape public opinion and policy responses.
• Exemplifies information warfare in the tech rivalry.

"An opaque dark-money campaign is paying social media influencers to portray Chinese artificial intelligence as a national security threat. The effort aims to stoke anti-China sentiment and sway regulatory debates in the West. It highlights the weaponization of influencer networks for geopolitical influence operations."