Writing an article that sources OpenAI, who themselves "found no evidence of meaningful breakout beyond its own activity."

In it, the author says the intent is to "sway American public opinion against building data centers necessary for AI development and deployment." As though the American public is not firm in it's position, and that the billions in spend on data centers are necessary.

Backing it up with the call out from the very normal dude that repeatedly asked the Singaporean CEO of tiktok if he was a member of the Chinese Communist Party:

OpenAI’s report is not the only source alleging that China seeks to hobble America’s AI industry. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) requested a Department of Justice investigation into known China-linked propagandists and their attempts to shape U.S. public opinion against data centers.

Ending with leaning on the Trump government and explicit calls to heighten the trade strife with China:

Washington should expand efforts to expose and sanction Chinese offensive influence contractors and do the same for Chinese officials who order their services. The Trump administration should also consider other levers, such as further tightening export controls or imposing visa restrictions.

And as predictable as icing on a cake:

Ari is an open-source intelligence analyst by trade and the co-founder of Telemetry Data Labs, a Telegram data analytics and investigation platform. He writes in an independent capacity at Memeticwarfare.io. Ari earned a dual B.A. in East Asian and Middle Eastern studies from Tel Aviv University.

So I guess the take away is supposed to be that actually secret Chinese bots are behind you not wanting a data center in your back yard.

This is the most fed ass article I've seen in a while.