Hundreds of AI fake accounts defending Jensen Huang traced to Israeli influence firm
DKokotajlo · x · 2026-11-11
Researcher Tyler Johnston says he uncovered the largest AI astroturfing campaign he's found yet: hundreds of fake accounts posing as Americans, traced to a supposedly defunct Israeli influence company.
- The network posted thousands of times over the past year supporting Nvidia, chip exports, and data centers, while attacking US lawmakers and dismissing AI concerns.
- When the report broke about Jensen Huang's relationship with an alleged spy accused of chip diversion, dozens of accounts rushed to his defense.
- Export-control advocates were targeted: former White House official Chris McGuire received 100+ replies from the network.
- Evidence screenshots show near-identical talking points across accounts, coordinated around the "Blackwell/Rubin weren't going to China" line.
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