Pro-AI Super PAC Linked to Offensive Meme Sockpuppet Accounts
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Taylor Lorenz
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Summary
A pro-AI super PAC affiliated with OpenAI and a16z is linked to multiple sockpuppet accounts on X that attack and parody opponents using lewd and offensive memes. The dark money group, Build American AI, filed incorporation papers in Nevada, and shortly after, a meme page called "Doomers are dumb" appeared, posting generic and offensive content to go viral.
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An OpenAI/a16z-affiliated super PAC is linked to multiple sockpuppet accounts that have been attacking and parodying their opponents with lewd and offensive memes.
a new meme page called 'Doomers are dumb' cropped up on X
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