Israel hired Brad Parscale, a Trump campaign veteran, to run a multimillion-dollar campaign designed to reshape how AI platforms like ChatGPT and Claude portray the country. The campaign reflects growing recognition that large language models are now central to shaping global public opinion — making them strategic targets for governments. This is part of a broader pattern of state influence operations targeting AI systems, with Iran similarly ramping up AI-driven disinformation campaigns in the same period.