Iran and China Create First-of-Their-Kind Autonomous A.I. Influence Campaigns

Artificial Intelligence By Sheera Frenkel, Eli Tan and Dustin Volz • September 18, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC
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Iran and China Create First-of-Their-Kind Autonomous A.I. Influence Campaigns
The countries, along with Israeli firms, combined Chinese open-source A.I. models and A.I. agents for the campaigns, foreshadowing future online manipulation.

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