"Suspicious Glances"... Cheating Cases Involving 'AI Glasses' Uncovered in National Qualification Exams

Answers Displayed on Glasses Lenses Using Linked Smartphone Search Function
Unnatural Touching of Glasses and Reflected Light Caught by On-Site Proctor

Test-takers who wore 'Artificial Intelligence (AI) glasses'—which automatically analyze questions and provide answers—have been caught cheating during national technical qualification exams.

On July 14, according to judicial sources and Mokpo Police Station in South Jeolla Province, Mokpo Police have booked and are investigating a 29-year-old individual, identified as A, for violating the National Technical Qualifications Act. A is accused of using AI glasses to cheat during the Electrical Industry Engineer certification exam administered by the Korea Industrial Human Resources Corporation on May 24.

The police investigation revealed that the AI glasses worn by A were capable of transmitting images of the exam questions wirelessly to a connected smartphone. The smartphone would use its AI search function to find answers, which would then be displayed on the lens of the glasses.

To evade detection by exam proctors, A meticulously prepared two smartphones in advance. One was properly handed over to the proctor before the exam, as required, while the other—synced with the glasses—was secretly concealed and used to cheat. A was caught when a proctor became suspicious after noticing A repeatedly touching the glasses unnaturally during the exam, leading to the discovery of the cheating attempt on site.

There was a prior incident of the same type of cheating detected at another exam, which resulted in a summary trial. The Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office summarily indicted a man in his 40s, identified as B, for violating the National Technical Qualifications Act.

B is accused of wearing AI glasses, a prohibited item, during the Fire Protection Facility Engineer certification exam held on May 15 at a test center in the Gwangju region of South Jeolla Province. B was also caught on site by a proctor who noticed that B's gaze did not match typical answer review behavior and observed a suspicious light reflecting from the glasses' lens. Upon receiving the case, prosecutors requested the court to issue a summary order imposing a fine and other penalties based solely on a written review.

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