By Choonsik Yoo ( November 4, 2026, 08:17 GMT | Insight) -- South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group has temporarily restricted employees’ access to certain external artificial intelligence services in “some areas” as part of a review of AI use, aimed at improving productivity while ensuring appropriate security safeguards, a senior official told MLex Wednesday. The restrictions come amid heightened concerns about confidential data exposure and AI-enabled cyberattacks, with South Korean media reporting that some affected R&D teams work on national core technologies, including autonomous driving and robotics, though the group declined to provide details.South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group imposed a temporary restriction on access by employees in “some areas” to external artificial intelligence services as part of a group-wide review of AI use that includes assessing security safeguards, a senior official told MLex on Wednesday....
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