A weaponized AI chatbot is flooding city councils with climate misinformation

A Weaponized AI Chatbot Is Flooding Canadian City Councils with Climate Misinformation

Thousands of councillors in more than 500 municipalities have received AI emails from a group called KICLEI, a name that mimics the international network ICLEI.

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A weaponized AI chatbot is flooding city councils with climate misinformation

Internal instructions accessed by Canada’s National Observer show that the chatbot produces tailored scripts, petitions, reports and even speeches for council chambers. The messaging is all framed to resonate with municipal officials’ duty to represent local interests. The chatbot drops the cost of misinformation to "close to zero."