Is the AI backlash actually a Chinese psy-op? | The Global Story
Accusations of foreign interference have been making headlines this week.
Elon Musk’s X alleges that China has been stirring up a backlash against American data centres.
Israel and Russia have denied allegations from Spain’s prime minister that they’re partly to blame for the migrant crisis in Ceuta.
And Germany has accused Russia of being behind a spate of drone attacks at a German airport. Vladimir Putin has dismissed those claims and accused Germany of a‘ false flag’ operation.
We speak to the BBC’s social media investigations correspondent, Marianna Spring to examine the evidence and ask whether foreign interference is really to blame in every case, or if it is just a convenient scapegoat.
0:00 Introduction to the episode
1:48 Why is Elon Musk/X accusing China of misinformation surrounding data centres
5:33 How do bot farms work?
8:00 Why does Elon Musk even care?
8:53 The Ceuta migrant crisis and Spain’s critique of Isreal and Russia
12:23 Mirage content and how that encouraged people to go to Ceuta
13:36 So why is Spain involving Isreal and Russia?
17:09 Why is it beneficial for a leader to accuse another country of foreign interference?
18:27 Germany’s blames Russia for airport drone attack
21:11 What do we know about Russia’s alleged campaigns of foreign intervention?
24:33 Which operation is more beneficial to Russia in the long run?
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2 comments
Yeah there's no way people don't want to deal with noisy data centers and higher utility prices all for the privilege of having their jobs erased. Must be a PsyOp
Please don’t turn this into a slop-aganda as well! People do not want these data centers in their back yard PERIOD.
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