North Korean hackers use AI for more sophisticated scams

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1. North Korean hackers use AI for more sophisticated scams

North Korean cyber criminals are using artificial intelligence to steal advanced technologies and secure funds for its nuclear weapons program. They have targeted global defense, cyber security, and crypto companies, tricking users on LinkedIn into revealing sensitive information or giving access to computer networks or crypto wallets.

OpenAI and Microsoft confirmed that hackers working on behalf of North Korea, China, Russia, and Iran are using the company's AI services for malicious cyber activities. South Korea has previously detected North Korean hackers using generative AI to target security officials.

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2. Women In AI: Eva Maydell, member of European Parliament and EU AI Act advisor

TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on women who have contributed to the AI revolution. One such woman is Bulgarian politician Eva Maydell, who served as the ITRE rapporteur for the EU AI Act. Maydell is passionate about leveraging tech innovation and has worked on cybersecurity, semiconductors, and the digital agenda.

She is proud of the work on the AI Act, which aims for a more democratic, safe, and innovative future for AI. Maydell advises women seeking to enter the AI field to be themselves and share their ideas.

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3. Army using AI to speed up soldier recruitment amid fears over shrinking military

The UK's Armed Forces are using AI to speed up recruitment amid concerns over a shrinking military. Capita, a major government contractor, is using AI to analyze and summarise medical documents submitted alongside applications to check a candidate's suitability for joining the army.

The technology has reduced total application times by 25% since 2016, and the timespan for processing medical assessments has significantly reduced since the firm began using AI in summer last year. However, concerns still exist about its use within the government, with civil servants instructed not to use ChatGPT for government-related work.

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4. Regulators alarmed by doctors already using AI to diagnose patients

Doctors are already using unregulated and little-tested AI tools to diagnose patients, raising concerns about the potential for malpractice suits and major medical and regulatory scandals. The tech needs regulation, but it is more difficult to implement due to the constant flux of AI models and the difficulty of explaining their workings.

Government regulators like the FDA are already spread thin, and creating labs to constantly audit AI health care tools would require politically impossible funding.

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5. Mysterious entity paying Reddit $60 million to train AI with users’ posts

An undisclosed AI outfit has paid Reddit $60 million per year for access to its database of users' posts, indicating that user data is the key commodity in the AI gold rush. This deal is a significant step in the AI industry, as AI developers lock down repositories of human-generated work to train their systems.

However, the actual cost of this data remains unknown, and Reddit's leadership has been criticized for profiteering and enshittification of the site.

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