CleanTechnica•about 1 month ago
Advocates Call for Investigation into AI Campaign that Used Residents’ Identities Without Consent to Target Air Regulators
Key Takeaway
The alleged AI-powered astroturf campaign targeting air regulators highlights a new risk to regulatory integrity and public trust, potentially impacting environmental policy and project development.
AI Summary
- •Advocates in the Bay Area are calling for an investigation into an alleged AI-powered astroturf campaign.
- •The campaign reportedly used real residents' identities without consent to send fake emails to air regulators.
- •The investigation is directed at California Attorney General Rob Bonta and District Attorneys in San Francisco, Alameda, and Santa Clara counties.
- •This incident raises concerns about the integrity of regulatory processes and the potential for AI misuse to influence environmental policy, which could impact permitting and compliance for energy projects.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Bay Area advocates are calling on California Attorney General Rob Bonta and San Francisco, Alameda County, and Santa Clara County District Attorneys Brooke Jenkins, Ursula Jones Dickson, and Jeff Rosen investigate an AI-powered astroturf campaign that allegedly used real residents’ personal information to send fake emails to ... [continued] The post Advocates Call for Investigation into AI Campaign that Used Residents’ Identities Without Consent to Target Air Regulators appeared first on CleanTechnica .