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A top scorer in South Korea’s national tax-accountancy exam has admitted using a miniature camera to photograph questions, send them to an AI system and check the answers on a smartphone, the Korea JoongAng Daily reports.
Why it mattersThe candidate, who scored 397.5 out of 400 in the first stage, reportedly confessed in a video published by their lawyer and submitted a written confession to police. The report says police have opened an investigation. South Korea’s finance ministry plans to suspend the candidate’s qualification certificate while it reviews the case. A striking breach of exam rules, certainly, but also a very practical test of whether invigilators can keep pace with small devices and AI-assisted cheating.
Discuss: Should exam authorities respond to AI-assisted cheating mainly with tighter invigilation, or by redesigning assessments so outside help is harder to use?
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