Israel paid ex-Trump manager $46.5 mn to influence AI chatbots on Gaza war: Report

Israel reportedly paid former US president Donald Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale $46.5 million to influence AI chatbot responses by publishing hundreds of pro-Israel articles across a network of websites, Anadolu Agency reported. The content allegedly sought to shape AI answers on Gaza and US-Israel relations, and was cited by Perplexity, Copilot, Gemini, and at times ChatGPT and Claude.