<p>SEOUL: South Korean police said Sunday they had launched an investigation after the top scorer in a national tax accountant exam confessed to using artificial intelligence to cheat.
Key takeaways
South Korean police are investigating a top tax accountant exam scorer who confessed to using AI to cheat. The candidate, who ranked first in both exam rounds, admitted to photographing questions and checking answers on a smartphone.
- The candidate scored 397.5 out of 400 in the first round, answering only one of 160 questions incorrectly.
- He confessed to using a miniature camera to photograph questions and send them to AI for answers.
- The ministry of finance and economy plans to suspend his qualification following the investigation.
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SEOUL: South Korean police said Sunday they had launched an investigation after the top scorer in a national tax accountant exam confessed to using artificial intelligence to cheat.
The test taker, who ranked first in both rounds of the national qualification exam held in April and July, submitted a written confession through his lawyer and acknowledged using AI to obtain answers during the tests.
He scored 397.5 out of 400 points in the first round, getting just one of 160 questions wrong, sparking accusations that he had used smart glasses to cheat, which he initially denied.
"We received a written confession through the test taker's lawyer this morning regarding cheating on the tax accountant exam," Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said, adding that the case had been assigned to investigators.
