Man in His 20s Referred to Prosecutors on Obstruction, Other Charges After Taking National Qualification Exam in AI Glasses

A man in his 20s who cheated on a national qualification exam while wearing smart glasses equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) has been referred to the prosecution. As cases of cheating with smart glasses continue to emerge, calls are growing for measures to address the problem.

According to Yonhap News Agency on October 22, Songpa Police Station in Seoul recently referred the man, identified as A, to the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office without detention on charges of obstruction of business under the Criminal Act and violating the National Technical Qualifications Act. He allegedly cheated on the Information Processing Engineer exam administered by the Human Resources Development Service of Korea.

Investigators found that on May 22, A took the exam after entering the command "solve the questions for me" in advance into a smartphone app connected to his AI glasses.

During the exam, an invigilator noticed a camera lens and indicator light on the frames of A's glasses. The cheating using the smart glasses was subsequently discovered.

Police found no evidence that A had conspired with another person to cheat in advance or photographed exam questions with the smart glasses and leaked them outside.

Cheating with smart glasses has also been reported at university entrance exams, in addition to national qualification exams.

According to the Human Resources Development Service of Korea, five cases of cheating using smart glasses have been uncovered in national qualification exams administered by the agency so far this year. Four cases of cheating using smartphones have also been detected.

A similar case occurred in university admissions. On October 10, Yonsei University caught an applicant wearing smart glasses during a mathematics essay exam for its natural sciences and interdisciplinary studies tracks. The exam was held at 10:30 a.m. at the university's Sinchon Campus in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. The university is considering filing a criminal complaint against the applicant.

There are also concerns that it may become more difficult to prevent cheating through existing invigilation methods alone, as AI-equipped smart devices can recognize exam questions and provide answers.

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