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Korea Herald
22-02-2025
- Science
- Korea Herald
N. Korea seen using ChatGPT in AI education
North Korea is apparently using ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence service developed by OpenAI of the United States, in its higher education AI studies, according to a media report Saturday. According to the report from Voice of Korea, a Pyongyang external propaganda outlet, members of an AI research institute at Kim Il Sung University were seen learning ChatGPT and its functionalities. Learning material used by the institute explained how ChatGPT generates text based on user input. Given North Korea's heavily restricted internet access, it is unclear whether researchers have direct access to the service. Han Chol-jin, a researcher at Kim Il Sung University, said the institute is focused on teaching ways to understand and acquire advanced technology and adapt it for domestic use. 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. The outlet criticized Western restrictions on Chinese AI technologies, claiming they are part of an effort to limit China's technological growth. It also stated that China has developed a low-cost AI model comparable to ChatGPT without advanced semiconductors. (Yonhap)
South China Morning Post
14-02-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Sister of North Korea's Kim, married with children to ‘tall and handsome' man, defector says
A former North Korean diplomat has revealed that Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of Pyongyang's ruler Kim Jong-un , is married to a 'tall and handsome' man and that two children who had appeared with her in a recent photograph released by state media are likely hers. Advertisement The revelation to South Korean daily JoongAng Ilbo provided a rare first-hand account from a senior official of the secretive regime regarding the life of its highly private family. Ryu Hyun-woo, North Korea 's acting ambassador to Kuwait when he defected to South Korea in 2019, told local media he had met Kim Yo-jong's family in 2014 during a visit to the tomb of Ko Yong-hui, mother of the Kim siblings. Speculation about Kim Yo-jong's marital status began on New Year's Day in 2015 when a newspaper photo showed her visiting an orphanage, wearing a ring. In 2014, multiple media outlets reported that she had married Choe Song, the son of Choe Ryong-hae, one of North Korea's most powerful officials. Choe Ryong-hae, vice-chairman of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party, is the father of Choe Song. EPA-EFE/Pool According to Ryu, the pair had met through a six-month special course at Kim Il Sung University.
