South Korea Tax Exam Top Scorer Admits AI Cheating After 397.5/400 Score
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Updated · The Guardian · Nov 15
South Korea Tax Exam Top Scorer Admits AI Cheating After 397.5/400 Score
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Nov 15
Summary
Han, who ranked first in both rounds of South Korea’s tax accountant exam, confessed he used generative AI and electronic devices to cheat after posting 397.5 out of 400 in the first round.
A microcamera, smartphone and AI tool enabled the scheme: Han said he photographed questions, sent them for answers and checked the responses during the April and July tests.
Seoul police said they received Han’s written confession Sunday through his lawyer and assigned investigators to the case, after months of speculation over his near-perfect results.
Thursday’s national college entrance exam has raised the stakes, with the presidential office preparing countermeasures and an emergency policy meeting as concern spreads over AI-assisted cheating in high-stakes tests.