South Korea says people caught using AI to cheat in its tax-accountancy exam will lose their qualification and be barred from retaking the test for five years, the BBC reports. Why it matters The measures follow a candidate’s admission that
A top scorer in South Korea’s tax-accountant qualification exams has admitted using generative AI to cheat, days before the country’s high-stakes college entrance exam. The case puts AI-enabled cheating squarely on exam organisers’ agenda,
Yonhap reports that the top scorer in South Korea’s certified tax accountant exam admitted using a miniature camera and smartphone to send questions to generative AI and check the answers. The unnamed man reportedly turned himself in to pol
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 matters The
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