AI cheating scandal rattles South Korea as annual college exam looms
Fears for national entrance exam next week, as top scorer on tax exam admits sending photos of questions to AI toolThe marks attained by the top scorer on South Korea’s national exam for aspiring tax accountants this year seemed too…
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Fears for national entrance exam next week, as top scorer on tax exam admits sending photos of questions to AI tool
The marks attained by the top scorer on South Korea’s national exam for aspiring tax accountants this year seemed too good to be true. On Sunday, sceptics were proven right when he confessed to using generative AI to cheat.
The scandal follows months of speculation after he scored near-perfect marks on hundreds of questions over two exams taken in April and July. It has also raised the stakes for organisers of South Korea’s annual college entrance exam this Thursday.
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