OpenAI bans dozens of accounts tied to North Korean IT workers’ fake job schemes



News OpenAI bans dozens of accounts tied to North Korean IT workers’ fake job schemes Workers used AI tools to make job applications and online personas as well as to complete tasks when they landed jobs Shreyas Reddy February 24, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Students at Kim Il Sung University carrying out research on artificial intelligence \| Image: Tongil Sinbo (Feb. 19, 2022) North Korean overseas IT workers used artificial intelligence (AI) firm OpenAI’s proprietary tools to create job applications and online personas in order to generate foreign currency for the DPRK regime, prompting the U.S. firm to ban dozens of accounts linked to their fraudulent activities. OpenAI said in a press release on Friday that it discovered a number of accounts that were “potentially used to facilitate a deceptive employment scheme” in a manner consistent with the operations of overseas North Korean IT workers. North Korean overseas IT workers used artificial intelligence (AI) firm OpenAI’s proprietary tools to create job applications and online personas in order to generate foreign currency for the DPRK regime, prompting the U.S. firm to ban dozens of accounts linked to their fraudulent activities. OpenAI said in a press release on Friday that it discovered a number of accounts that were “potentially used to facilitate a deceptive employment scheme” in a manner consistent with the operations of overseas North Korean IT workers. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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OpenAI bans dozens of accounts tied to North Korean IT workers’ fake job schemes

Workers used AI tools to make job applications and online personas as well as to complete tasks when they landed jobs

Shreyas Reddy February 24, 2025

OpenAI bans dozens of accounts tied to North Korean IT workers’ fake job schemes

Students at Kim Il Sung University carrying out research on artificial intelligence | Image: Tongil Sinbo (Feb. 19, 2022)

North Korean overseas IT workers used artificial intelligence (AI) firm OpenAI’s proprietary tools to create job applications and online personas in order to generate foreign currency for the DPRK regime, prompting the U.S. firm to ban dozens of accounts linked to their fraudulent activities.

OpenAI said in a press release on Friday that it discovered a number of accounts that were “potentially used to facilitate a deceptive employment scheme” in a manner consistent with the operations of overseas North Korean IT workers.

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