North Korea Using AI to Bolster Surveillance and Military Preparedness, Raising Sanctions Concerns
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Researchers say North Korea is using AI for surveillance and wargaming to understand potential adversaries.
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North Korea has attempted to obtain AI resources and knowledge by infiltrating companies overseas posing as remote workers.
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South Korea's intelligence agency found North Korea accounted for 80% of 1.62 million daily hacking attempts in South Korea's public sector last year.
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North Korea is collaborating with foreign scholars to obtain AI knowledge, posing concerns for sanctions regimes.
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Authorities should engage with cloud computing providers and academic associations to mitigate sanctions risks and prevent sensitive AI knowledge from spreading across borders.