OpenAI has banned several user accounts from China and North Korea, suspecting they were utilizing its technology for malicious purposes. Reports indicate that these accounts were linked to the development of a surveillance tool designed to monitor anti-Chinese posts on Western social media platforms. This tool was reportedly part of a broader Chinese security operation aimed at tracking dissent and managing public perception ahead of important political meetings in Beijing. Concurrently, Microsoft has identified hackers from multiple countries, including the US and Iran, who created tools to circumvent safety measures on generative AI services, enabling the generation of harmful content.