{"id":4490,"date":"2026-11-16T00:05:25","date_gmt":"2026-11-15T19:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4490"},"modified":"2026-11-16T00:05:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-15T19:05:25","slug":"top-scorer-on-south-korean-tax-exam-confesses-to-cheating-with-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4490","title":{"rendered":"Top scorer on South Korean tax exam confesses to cheating with AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>The marks attained by the top scorer on South Korea\u2019s national exam for aspiring tax accountants this \u200byear seemed too good to be true, and on Sunday, sceptics were proven \u200cright when he confessed to using generative AI to cheat.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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 \u200bhas also raised the stakes for organisers of South Korea\u2019s high-stakes annual college \u200bentrance exam this Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cheated using electronic devices and generative AI. My \u2060passing the exam with the top score was not the result of fair effort,\u201d \u200bhe said, identifying himself by the surname Han, as he apologised on the YouTube channel \u2019Attorney Lee Don-ho \u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Han said he cheated by taking photos of the exam questions with a microcamera, sending them to an AI tool and checking the answers on a smartphone.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on camera wearing a face mask, Han \u200badded that he had submitted a written confession to Seoul police.<\/p>\n<p>A Reuters call to the \u200bSeoul Jungbu police station went unanswered on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The scandal has rattled a country where standardised tests largely \u200cdictate \u2060social mobility and career trajectories, coming just four days ahead of Thursday\u2019s annual national college entrance exam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe presidential office views the matter very seriously, and because the college entrance exam is next week, we have been working hard to prepare countermeasures,\u201d a senior presidential \u200boffice official told reporters \u200bon Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The official said \u2060that reports of potential cheating in the certified public accountant exam were concerning, adding that the presidential chief of staff for policy \u200bwould convene an emergency meeting later in the afternoon to address \u200bthe issue.<\/p>\n<p>Prime \u2060Minister Han Seok-sook acknowledged on Friday public concerns over AI-assisted cheating ahead of the national college entrance exam, a high-pressure event that many South Korean students have spent much of their \u2060lives \u200bpreparing for.<\/p>\n<p>The government \u201cwill prepare thoroughly in advance and closely \u200boversee the process until the very end to ensure the college entrance exam is conducted fairly and stably,\u201d a \u200bstatement from her office said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The marks attained by the top scorer on South Korea\u2019s national exam for aspiring tax accountants this \u200byear seemed too good to be true, and on Sunday, sceptics were proven \u200cright 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 \u200bhas also raised the stakes for organisers of South Korea\u2019s high-stakes annual college \u200bentrance exam this Thursday. \u201cI cheated using electronic devices and generative AI. 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