@eloquence yeah we're on the same page. i think i'm also conflating Eliza (the bot) with #ElizaOS (which IIRC was just released to the public a few weeks ago - which fits the pattern better than Eliza).
https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/113921141658152549
FWIW though Saudi Arabia's bot/sock puppet network is well documented at this point. I've also spoken to reporters at The Times Of Israel who've explained #Netanyahu's vast bot network to me, so I don't doubt anything about letting foreign governments run influence operations. I mean we know Elon eliminated the entire Twitter staff so at a minimum no one was guarding the hen house and I was talking to the Times of Israel and BBC about this like back in early 2023.