And how do we know it wasn’t one of the feddies TLAs that created the bot-farm? We don’t.
But we know some things from the "news" article.
We know that this "media" is relatively new. whois query on aitoolreport.com
Domain: aitoolreport.com
Registrar: NameCheap, Inc.
Registered On: 2023-04-12
The article does not reference ANY Department of Justice articles to support the aitoolreport prose.
That aitoolrport page also links to NO actual address for the organization, which seems located in Texas, and seems a small-time operation. The site links to another: whois query for workinai.com
Domain: workinai.com
Registrar: NameCheap, Inc.
Registered On: 2023-04-22
That site, promising links to potential AI employment has a Terms of Service page which is laughably incomplete. Such as: "How do we use your information? Dolor enim eu tortor urna sed duis nulla. Aliquam vestibulum, nulla odio nisl vitae. In aliquet pellentesque aenean hac vestibulum turpis mi bibendum diam. Tempor integer aliquam in vitae malesuada fringilla."
That "place holder" text shows they used a standard web page template and have as yet NOT finished their design are replaced the "place holder Latin: with any actual "terms of service." So much for their AI advice. And by the way, so much for their "terms of service."
But these web pages are most interested in YOU. Your email and even a potential account giving up more personal information to them is the game afoot. Moreover, they encourage becoming involved with another site -- beehiiv.com -- which sells its users the notion of "monetization" for creating email addresses with them. Caution.
As to the DOJ, it's perhaps best to wait for a link to an actual DOJ report.
Best wishes.