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US Non-profit 'Build American AI' Accused of Spreading Anti-China AI Fears on Social Media
'Build American AI' Accused of Spreading Anti-China Messages
According to a recent report by the US website 'WIRED', a non-profit organization named Build American AI is allegedly systematically funding social media influencers to spread messages about artificial intelligence, specifically instigating fear towards China. The article claims that this organization is not a typical advocacy group but rather a dark money organization linked to 'Leading the Future', a super PAC with $100 million in funding.
Marketing Tactics and Funding Mechanisms
The WIRED report further reveals that Build American AI receives direct or indirect support from individuals associated with companies like OpenAI and Palantir. Marketing agencies reportedly offered influencers up to $5,000 per TikTok video to amplify messages portraying China's technological rise as a threat. The organization's strategy involves two main phases: an initial phase where lifestyle influencers, particularly those in the parenting and family categories with hundreds of thousands of followers, promote the 'benefits of American AI' through marketing agency 'SM4'. The second phase involves a shift to 'fear-mongering', subtly framing China's AI development as a severe risk to the safety and well-being of the American people.
*Source: LOOOP MEDIA LIMITED (2026-05-07)*
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