Israel funded $46.5M campaign to influence AI responses on Gaza war: Report
2026-07-29
Anadolu Ajansı
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The Israeli government, via a $46.5 million contract with Brad Parscale's firm Clock Tower X, orchestrated a digital campaign to influence major AI chatbots' responses about the Gaza war. By publishing hundreds of pro-Israel articles across multiple websites, the campaign aimed to manipulate AI outputs, spreading biased and misleading information.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event involves the use of AI systems (large language models) and their training data being deliberately manipulated to influence AI outputs. This manipulation can cause harm to communities by spreading biased or misleading narratives about the Gaza war, which is a significant conflict with substantial human rights concerns. The AI systems' responses are being shaped by this campaign, which constitutes indirect harm through misinformation and distortion of public discourse. The involvement of AI in generating outputs influenced by this campaign meets the criteria for an AI Incident, as the AI systems' outputs are directly affected by the campaign, leading to harm to communities through misinformation and biased representation of facts.[AI generated]