The next election influence campaign will target your AI chatbot
VisionHeight says hyperlocal site networks are seeding content to steer AI chatbot answers on U.S. races.
Israeli firm VisionHeight told CyberScoop that networks of hyperlocal political websites across at least 14 U.S. states appear designed to influence AI chatbot answers rather than human readers. An initial set of 37 sites in six states later expanded to at least 460 pages, including outlets such as Wolverine State Report and Peach State Bulletin. Thirty-six domains were registered within eight minutes, and roughly 100,000 templated words were published on September 30. Perplexity cited Tarheel State Report as a top source for at least one answer; the activity is not attributed.
- Operation covers at least 14 states and 460 pages.
- Content is templated for AI crawlers, not human readers.
- Thirty-six sites were registered within eight minutes.
- Perplexity cited Tarheel State Report for an answer.
- VisionHeight has not attributed the campaign.
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Someone is seeding the internet with hyperlocal content about political races. Researchers say it’s designed to train AI chatbots to favor candidates across a broad range of issues. The post The next election influence campaign will target your AI chatbot appeared first on CyberScoop.
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