X uncovers Chinese bot network spreading anti-AI data-center messages

X announced that its safety investigators discovered a large-scale bot operation comprising 200,000 accounts, with a subset of 200 accounts disseminating anti-AI data-center narratives. These messages featured AI-generated cartoons and commentary suggesting that data centers increase residential electricity bills and overload nearby power grids. The content was produced using OpenAI's ChatGPT, echoing a June OpenAI report that identified China-linked accounts creating comparable material.

X pledged to enforce its authenticity policy by suspending violators. The report also noted that the same users generated insults toward Chinese dissidents and critiqued U.S. tech policies. Analysts, such as Goldman Sachs, have warned that electricity rates have already risen by 6.9 percent year-over-year, a trend that could continue as AI facilities expand.