A test shows that all the leading AI chatbots have been infected by Russian propaganda created by a Russian organization called the "Pravda network".
According to the American Sunlight Project, a failed attempt to protect democracy in the USA, the Pravda network put 3.6 million articles online in 2024. In a strategy called "LLM grooming", this network seems to be designed to manipulate AI models rather than directly affect people. It's mainly focused on spreading lies connected to the Ukraine war.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/ai/ai-chatbots-infected-russian-propaganda
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