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A Dark-Money Campaign Is Paying Influencers to Frame Chinese AI as a Threat

Build American AI, a nonprofit linked to a super PAC funded by OpenAI executives and Andreessen Horowitz, is paying influencers up to $5,000 per TikTok video to spread messaging that frames China's AI advancement as a threat to American safety and jobs.

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  • The campaign, run by influencer marketing agency SM4, offers $5,000 per TikTok video for influencers to promote anti-China AI messaging.
  • Build American AI is tied to Leading the Future, a $140 million super PAC backed by tech figures from OpenAI, Palantir, and Andreessen Horowitz.
  • The two-phase campaign first promoted US AI innovation, then shifted to portraying China's AI rise as a risk to personal data and employment.
  • Experts warn that undisclosed political messaging from corporate interests is corrosive to democracy.

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