Tornado Cash co-founder says Google, OpenAI would also face scrutiny under U.S. logic

Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm argued on X that, by the logic used by U.S. prosecutors in the case against Tornado Cash, Google and OpenAI could also face scrutiny over Gemini and ChatGPT. Storm said recent reports show Gemini and ChatGPT have been misused by North Korean IT workers posing as legitimate hires, and the wages they earn are used to support North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. Storm added Google and OpenAI have known about the issue for years, yet have not faced charges of aiding crime and their founders have not gone to prison. Storm said Tornado Cash created a neutral tool that was misused by criminals, while developers rather than criminals are being prosecuted. On that basis, Storm said prosecutors would also have to charge all Google and OpenAI employees if they are taking issue with Tornado Cash.