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Trump campaign manager reportedly paid by Israel to influence AI chatbots

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Brad Parscale, former campaign manager for Donald Trump, has reportedly been contracted by Israel for $46.5 million to influence AI chatbots' discussions on Gaza. His firm is creating websites and blog posts designed to shape the output of AI models like Claude and ChatGPT. One instance cited involved a chatbot responding "Yes" to a question about enhancing US-Israel military cooperation, with a website created by Parscale's firm listed as a top source. AI

IMPACT This incident highlights potential vulnerabilities in AI models to targeted influence campaigns, raising concerns about information manipulation.

RANK_REASON The item discusses a report about a political operative influencing AI, rather than a direct AI development or release.

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Trump campaign manager reportedly paid by Israel to influence AI chatbots

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    # bradparscale # israel # dropsitenews # ai # claude # chatgpt # politics Looks like we are being manipulated; “Drop Site News is reporting Trump’s former campa

    # bradparscale # israel # dropsitenews # ai # claude # chatgpt # politics Looks like we are being manipulated; “Drop Site News is reporting Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale has been quietly working with Israel to help influence how artificial intelligence chatbots ta…

    LINKS democracynow.org/…/drop_site_news_trumps_…

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