North Korea is apparently using ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) service developed by OpenAI of the United States. Members of an AI research institute at Kim Il Sung University were seen learning ChatG PT and its functionalities, reports Yonhap news agency. Given North Korea’s heavily restricted internet access, it is unclear whether researchers have direct access to the service. OpenAI said it has banned user accounts that were potentially used to facilitate a deceptive employment scheme possibly connected to North Korea. The company said the activity is consistent with the tactics, techniques and procedures Microsoft and Google attributed to an IT worker scheme potentially connected to the North. The North is believed to be deploying IT workers overseas to create hard currency to support the Pyongyang regime, according to a report from Voice of Korea, a Pyongyang external propaganda outlet. Earlier this month, Choson Sinbo, a pro-Pyongyang newspaper based in Japan, reported on global AI developments and the growing concerns and restrictions surrounding China’s DeepSeek.
North Korea is apparently using ChatGPT, a generative artificial intel….
