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Misra, J. Wang, S. McCullers, K. White, and J. L. Ferres, \u201cMeasuring AI Diffusion: A Population-Normalized Metric for Tracking Global AI Usage,\u201d Nov. 04, 2025,&nbsp;<em>arXiv<\/em>: arXiv:2511.02781.&nbsp;doi: 10.48550\/arXiv.2511.02781.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Farxiv.org%2Fabs%2F2511.02781&amp;data=05%7C02%7Chardyurs%40microsoft.com%7C3bb2a8e10bf74746400a08de4ed60a99%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C639034878358189435%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=obUF%2Bl9THO%2B02pEnkl6302Q00V%2BbHK62bVLksRDc2ZQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2511.02781<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p id=\"fn:2\"><a href=\"#r2\">[2]<\/a> \u201cOpenAI Korea set to launch next month - The Korea Times.\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.koreatimes.co.kr\/business\/companies\/20250828\/openai-korea-set-to-launch-next-month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.koreatimes.co.kr\/business\/companies\/20250828\/openai-korea-set-to-launch-next-month<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p id=\"fn:3\"><a href=\"#r3\">[3]<\/a> S. Rai, L. Prinsloo, and H. Nyambura,&nbsp;\u201cChina\u2019s DeepSeek Is Beating Out OpenAI and Google in Africa (1).\u201d&nbsp;Bloomberg News.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/artificial-intelligence\/chinas-ai-ambitions-reach-africa-with-deepseek-push\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/artificial-intelligence\/chinas-ai-ambitions-reach-africa-with-deepseek-push<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p id=\"fn:4\"><a href=\"#r4\">[4]<\/a> M. Joon-hyun, \u201cS. Korea is global No. 2 in paid ChatGPT users, OpenAI says. But does that mean&nbsp;anything?,\u201d The Korea Herald.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.koreaherald.com\/article\/10500190\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.koreaherald.com\/article\/10500190<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p id=\"fn:5\"><a href=\"#r5-6\">[5]<\/a> \u201cPress Releases:&nbsp;Korea.net\u202f:&nbsp;The official website of the Republic of Korea.\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.korea.net\/Government\/Briefing-Room\/Press-Releases\/view?articleId=8243&amp;insttCode=A110439&amp;type=O&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.korea.net\/Government\/Briefing-Room\/Press-Releases\/view?articleId=8243&amp;insttCode=A110439&amp;type=O&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p id=\"fn:6\"><a href=\"#r5-6\">[6]<\/a> \u201cAI Basic Act of the Republic of Korea.\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aibasicact.kr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/aibasicact.kr\/<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p id=\"fn:7\"><a href=\"#r7\">[7]<\/a> \u201cSouth Korea investing&nbsp;$1.2 billion&nbsp;to teach AI from elementary school to the workplace,\u201d&nbsp;The Straits Times.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/asia\/east-asia\/south-korea-investing-1-2-billion-to-teach-ai-from-elementary-school-to-the-workplace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/asia\/east-asia\/south-korea-investing-1-2-billion-to-teach-ai-from-elementary-school-to-the-workplace<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p id=\"fn:8\"><a href=\"#r8\">[8]<\/a> Marker-Inc-Korea\/Korean-SAT-LLM-Leaderboard.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Marker-Inc-Korea\/Korean-SAT-LLM-Leaderboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/github.com\/Marker-Inc-Korea\/Korean-SAT-LLM-Leaderboard<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p id=\"fn:9\"><a href=\"#r9-11\">[9]<\/a> N.&nbsp;Canelakes,&nbsp;\u201cThe latest version of ChatGPT is passing formal exams left and right.\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/real-estate-tech\/chatgpt-passing-exams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/real-estate-tech\/chatgpt-passing-exams\/<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p id=\"fn:10\"><a href=\"#r9-11\">[10]<\/a> \u201cChatGPT-4\u2019s SAT Score Prompts Discussion on Responsible AI Use in Education.\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/collegeprep.study.com\/sat-exam\/chatgpt-sat-score-prompts-discussion-on-responsible-ai-use.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/collegeprep.study.com\/sat-exam\/chatgpt-sat-score-prompts-discussion-on-responsible-ai-use.html<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p id=\"fn:11\"><a href=\"#r9-11\">[11]<\/a> \u201cK.&nbsp;Leswing,&nbsp;\u201cOpenAI announces GPT-4, claims it can beat 90% of humans on the SAT,\u201d CNBC.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/03\/14\/openai-announces-gpt-4-says-beats-90percent-of-humans-on-sat.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/03\/14\/openai-announces-gpt-4-says-beats-90percent-of-humans-on-sat.html<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p id=\"fn:12\"><a href=\"#r12-13\">[12]<\/a> \u201c\u2018Ghibli-style\u2019 images drive ChatGPT usage surge in Korea, setting daily record.\u201d&nbsp;The Korea Times.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.koreatimes.co.kr\/lifestyle\/trends\/20250401\/ghibli-style-images-drive-chatgpt-usage-surge-in-korea-setting-daily-record\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.koreatimes.co.kr\/lifestyle\/trends\/20250401\/ghibli-style-images-drive-chatgpt-usage-surge-in-korea-setting-daily-record<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p id=\"fn:13\"><a href=\"#r12-13\">[13]<\/a> \u201cChatGPT image generation fuels user surge in S. 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