CleanTechnica•4 months ago
California Lawmakers Urge Attorney General to Investigate AI Astroturf Campaign Targeting Clean Air Rules
- •California officials are investigating an alleged AI-generated astroturf campaign that submitted over 20,000 comments targeting clean air rules, raising concerns about regulatory integrity.
- •The probe highlights a new risk to the public comment process for environmental regulations, potentially leading to increased scrutiny and verification requirements for future regulatory proceedings.
- •For developers and large power consumers in California, this incident underscores the potential for external, non-transparent influences to impact the stability and predictability of environmental permitting and compliance, which could affect project timelines and costs.
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