South Korea makes use of AI to ‘weigh’ North Korean chief Kim Jong Un

Jun 01, 2023 at 3:51 PM
South Korea makes use of AI to ‘weigh’ North Korean chief Kim Jong Un

South Korean officers have used synthetic intelligence to estimate the burden of North Korean chief Kim Jong Un.

“He appeared tired with clear dark circles around his eyes during his public appearance on May 16, and was estimated to weigh over 140kg according to AI analysis,” Yoo Sang-bum, a member of the parliamentary intelligence committee, advised reporters after a briefing by the National Intelligence Service.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Kim Ju Ae meet with members of the Non-permanent Satellite Launch Preparatory Committee, as he inspects the country's first military reconnaissance satellite, in Pyongyang, North Korea
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The North Korean chief and his daughter Kim Ju Ae in May. Pic: KCNA/Reuters

He didn’t say what software program had been used, however mentioned the North Korean chief was believed to be affected by a “severe” sleeping dysfunction, citing an intelligence report that North Korea has been intensively gathering the newest medical info on insomnia remedy for its high official.

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South Korea‘s spy company is monitoring the potential of Kim Jong Un falling right into a “vicious cycle” of elevated dependence on alcohol and nicotine, and experiencing worsening insomnia given the big quantity of overseas cigarettes and snacks being shipped into the North, he added.

The North Korean chief’s heavy body has drawn international curiosity since he turned the nation’s chief nearly a decade in the past.

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There has been hypothesis over time about his well being – which is a carefully guarded state secret, as is his beginning date – he’s believed to be 39 years previous.

His weight reduction a number of years in the past had some speculating that it could possibly be on account of unwell well being.

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un (C) attends a paramilitary parade held to mark the 73rd founding anniversary of the republic at Kim Il Sung square in Pyongyang in this undated image supplied by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on September 9, 2021. KCNA via REUTERS
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A slimmed down Kim Jong Un pictured in September 2021. Pic: KCNA/Reuters

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However, photos of him inspecting a navy spy satellite tv for pc along with his daughter final month seem to indicate he has gained weight since then.

The third-generation hereditary chief got here to energy after his father Kim Jong Il died in 2011 from a coronary heart assault.