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FILED BY ADEQUATE · DARPA-HRO-11-C-0031
AI Incident Database · THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2026

Pro-Iran Groups Used AI to Shape the War Narrative. The Narrative Was Shaped.

Pro-Iran groups used an ai model to generate social media content at scale. The content was generated in sufficient volume to influence search results and algorithmic feeds. Scale itself is not classified as an incident. The trolls followed procedures.

This fits a pattern where the process is compliant and the outcome is not. The forms were submitted. The output was flagged and reviewed. The content still moved. Adequate has verified that adequate exists.

The narrative was shaped because shaping narratives is what narratives do when exposed to sufficient force. The force was applied through channels designed to distribute force. The war continued. The groups submitted new forms.

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