OpenAI Removed Some Users in China and North Korea
Technology
OpenAI has deleted accounts of some users in China and North Korea. The artificial intelligence company believes these users were using the technology for malicious purposes, including surveillance and public opinion manipulation operations. This was reported by Reuters.
Such activities could allow authoritarian governments to use AI against the United States and their own citizens, according to an OpenAI report. The company also added that it used AI tools to detect these operations.
The company did not disclose how many user accounts were deleted or when this process took place.
In one case, users used ChatGPT to generate Spanish-language articles criticizing the United States. These articles were later published by major news outlets in Latin America under the byline of a Chinese company.
In another case, a malicious group potentially linked to North Korea used AI to create fake resumes and online profiles of fraudulent job seekers. Their goal was to attempt to secure jobs at Western companies.
Additionally, another group linked to a financial fraud operation based in Cambodia used ChatGPT accounts to translate and generate comments across social media and communication platforms such as X and Facebook, leveraging OpenAI’s technology.
The U.S. government has expressed concerns about China’s alleged use of AI to control its population, spread misinformation, and undermine the security of the United States and its allies.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT is currently the most popular AI chatbot, with the company’s weekly active users surpassing 400 million. The company is in negotiations to raise up to $40 billion at a $300 billion valuation, which could be one of the largest funding rounds for a private company.
Meanwhile, researchers at the University of Hong Kong have developed a drone capable of navigating uncharted territories using artificial intelligence.
The company did not disclose how many user accounts were deleted or when this process took place.
In one case, users used ChatGPT to generate Spanish-language articles criticizing the United States. These articles were later published by major news outlets in Latin America under the byline of a Chinese company.
In another case, a malicious group potentially linked to North Korea used AI to create fake resumes and online profiles of fraudulent job seekers. Their goal was to attempt to secure jobs at Western companies.
Additionally, another group linked to a financial fraud operation based in Cambodia used ChatGPT accounts to translate and generate comments across social media and communication platforms such as X and Facebook, leveraging OpenAI’s technology.
The U.S. government has expressed concerns about China’s alleged use of AI to control its population, spread misinformation, and undermine the security of the United States and its allies.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT is currently the most popular AI chatbot, with the company’s weekly active users surpassing 400 million. The company is in negotiations to raise up to $40 billion at a $300 billion valuation, which could be one of the largest funding rounds for a private company.
Meanwhile, researchers at the University of Hong Kong have developed a drone capable of navigating uncharted territories using artificial intelligence.
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