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

WIRED says Build American AI, linked to super PAC Leading the Future, is funding a two-stage influencer campaign.

The first phase pushed U.S.-made AI; the current phase pays creators to portray China’s AI progress as a national threat.

Marketing firm SM4 is reportedly offering influencers about $5,000 per TikTok for anti-China messaging.

The network’s backers include major AI and tech figures and companies, raising concerns about undisclosed political influence.