# Iran AI influence campaign

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## Iran and China create first-of-their-kind autonomous AI influence campaigns

DevFeed: [Iran and China create first-of-their-kind autonomous AI influence campaigns](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/iran-and-china-create-first-of-their-kind-autonomous-ai-influence-campaigns-56569.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/iran-and-china-create-first-of-their-kind-autonomous-ai-influence-campaigns-10886860/>)

Author: New York Times

Published: 2026-09-21T03:52:20Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Technology | The Indian Express](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/technology-the-indian-express.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [AI Bots](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-bots.md>), [Open Source Models & Datasets](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source-models-datasets.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>)

Tags: [agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent.md>), [agentic-ai-fake-accounts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic-ai-fake-accounts.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-bot-networks-fake-accounts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-bot-networks-fake-accounts.md>), [ai-social-media-manipulation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-social-media-manipulation.md>), [autonomous](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/autonomous.md>), [china](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/china.md>), [chinese-ai-agents-social-media](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chinese-ai-agents-social-media.md>), [facebook](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/facebook.md>), [fake-accounts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fake-accounts.md>), [generative-ai-cyber-propaganda](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/generative-ai-cyber-propaganda.md>), [instagram](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/instagram.md>), [inteleye-ai-experiment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/inteleye-ai-experiment.md>), [iran](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/iran.md>), [iran-ai-influence-campaign](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/iran-ai-influence-campaign.md>), [israel-ai-social-media-campaign](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/israel-ai-social-media-campaign.md>), [open-source-ai-propaganda](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source-ai-propaganda.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [state-backed-ai-influence-campaigns](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/state-backed-ai-influence-campaigns.md>), [tech](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tech.md>), [technology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technology.md>), [technology-tech](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technology-tech.md>)

### AI overview

The article reports that Iran, China and groups in Israel used open-source AI models and autonomous agents to create large-scale fake-account campaigns on social media. The campaigns spread false political and current-events content with limited human involvement, drawing concern from U.S. officials, intelligence agencies, technology companies and security researchers.

### Source excerpt

The campaigns caught the attention of U.S. intelligence, major tech companies and security experts.