According to a recent study, North Korea is creating artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning for a variety of uses, including government surveillance, wargaming simulations, and responding to COVID-19 and safeguarding nuclear reactors.
North Korea’s efforts to obtain AI gear may have been hampered by international sanctions imposed over its nuclear weapons program, but the country seems to be pursuing cutting-edge technology, according to study author Hyuk Kim of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) in California.
The 38 North project issued the research on Tuesday. Kim said that “North Korea’s recent endeavours in AI/ML development signify a strategic investment to bolster its digital economy.” The report included information from state media and journals as well as open-source sources.
According to the study, some of North Korea’s AI researchers have cooperated with academics from other countries, notably China.
Though it seems they haven’t yet employed it in real cyberattacks, Seoul’s spy agency said on Wednesday that it has seen indications North Korean hackers have been using generative AI to look for targets and seek out technologies required for hacking.
According to the National Intelligence Service, the situation was being constantly watched.
According to the article, North Korea founded the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute in 2013 and has advertised commercial AI goods through a number of enterprises in recent years.
In the authoritarian North, communications technology is strictly regulated and closely watched.
According to Kim’s research, North Korea employed artificial intelligence (AI) during the COVID-19 pandemic to develop a model that assessed appropriate mask usage and prioritized clinical symptom signs of infection.