Many of the Chinese bots X says posted anti-data-center content had no followers or engagement, a researcher found

A researcher at Clemson said Chinese bot accounts are not moving the needle in the US data center debate. Jay Janner/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images X said it uncovered 200 "suspected" Chinese bots posting anti-data-center content. A Clemson researcher found that about 60 of those bots had zero follower

A network of Chinese fake social media accounts is spreading anti-data center material, the X platform warned, heightening concerns by members of Congress that the data center issue is being used by Beijing to divide Americans.

National security experts are sounding the alarm after X said it uncovered Chinese bots targeting U.S. debates over AI data centers and technology policy.

X uncovered 200,000 inauthentic Chinese accounts pushing anti-AI and anti-data center narratives in the United States amid energy policy debates.

X found a bot farm in its investigation of inauthentic Chinese accounts. Out of 200,000 bots, 200 allegedly focused on posting against AI data centers.

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Although Trump has endorsed it as crucial to securing America's tech dominance, communities are far from sold on the AI buildout.