Iran and China Create First-of-Their-Kind Autonomous A.I. Influence Campaigns NYT - Technology By: Sheera FrenkelοΌ Eli Tan and Dustin Volz 18 September 2026 at 14:20 The countries, along with Israeli firms, combined Chinese open-source A.I. models and A.I. agents for the campaigns, foreshadowing future online manipulation. Β© Brian Stauffer