OpenAI Blog
Jun 1, 2025
Deceptive Employment Scheme: IT worker activity
OpenAI banned accounts associated with suspected deceptive employment campaigns that used AI to develop materials for potentially fraudulent remote-job applications.
Deceptive Employment Scheme: AI-assisted hiring deception
OpenAI banned accounts potentially used to facilitate a deceptive employment scheme with characteristics of publicly reported North Korea-linked IT-worker activity.
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