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Cheating using smart glasses has recently occurred in college entrance exams, and universities are operating procedures to check whether or not glasses are worn before the exam begins.
Wear regular glasses during pre-exam tests... Switch to smart glasses during the test
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jeon Jae-hoon and Jeong Ji-soo = There have been a series of cases of test takers cheating while wearing smart glasses equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) functions during essay tests for college admissions.
According to Yonhap News coverage on the 13th, Yonsei University caught a test taker wearing smart glasses during the natural science and integrated mathematics essay test held at 10:30 am on the 10th at the Sinchon Campus in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul.
Before the test begins, Yonsei University goes through a process of checking whether test takers wearing glasses are wearing smart glasses.
Yonsei University found that test taker A, who was caught this time, wore regular glasses when checked by the proctor, but switched to wearing smart glasses equipped with a camera and battery after the test began.
During the test, the proctor noticed that Mr. A's glasses looked different from regular glasses and reported this to the examination headquarters to collect Mr. A's glasses. Person A admitted to wearing smart glasses.
Yonsei University is considering follow-up measures against Mr. A.
On the 3rd, a test taker was caught wearing smart glasses at the University of Seoul's natural science essay exam site.
The test taker was not caught because he was wearing regular glasses when his admission ticket was inspected, but he was reportedly caught by a supervisor wearing smart glasses during the test.
The University of Seoul immediately expelled the test taker and banned him from taking the exam for the next three years.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Ministry of Education to establish national guidelines to prevent cheating using smart devices
Likely · Within months
Universities to consider introducing equipment to detect smart glasses before exams begin
Possible · Within weeks

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