Human Resources Development Service of Korea to File Complaint Against Tax Accountant Exam AI Cheater, Seek to Revoke Pass; Probe All National Qualification Exams

The Human Resources Development Service of Korea has decided to file a complaint against the examinee involved in cheating with an artificial intelligence (AI) device during the 63rd Tax Accountant Examination, alleging obstruction of business, and to pursue revocation of the examinee's final pass. It will conduct a comprehensive investigation of all national qualification examinations. The agency also plans to apologize for inadequate exam administration and draw up comprehensive measures to prevent cheating with AI devices.

In a statement on November 15, the Human Resources Development Service of Korea said, "We take very seriously the gravity of the cheating involving an AI device during the 63rd Tax Accountant Qualification Examination. As the exam administration body, we deeply apologize for failing to prevent the cheating."

The agency held an emergency management meeting that day, attended by all executives at the director-general level and above, and decided on follow-up measures. It will first file a complaint against the examinee who confessed to cheating with an AI device, alleging obstruction of business, and actively cooperate with the investigation by law enforcement authorities.

The agency will also begin procedures to revoke the examinee's final pass in the Tax Accountant Examination. It plans to ask the Ministry of Finance and Economy and the National Tax Service, the agencies responsible for the qualification examination, to cooperate so that the follow-up procedures can be completed promptly.

The agency will conduct a comprehensive investigation to determine whether cheating may also have occurred in other national qualification examinations, in addition to this Tax Accountant Examination. The aim is to closely review whether there were any signs of irregularities in the exam administration process.

Measures to prevent cheating using AI devices and smart glasses will also be strengthened. The agency will expand the deployment of its AI Inspector system and consider inspecting all glasses brought into exam venues and introducing radio-frequency detectors. It will review the agency's entire qualification examination system together with the Ministry of Employment and Labor and draw up comprehensive measures.

Lee Byunghoon, president of the Human Resources Development Service of Korea, said, "We will consider a range of measures to prevent cheating using AI devices and smart glasses and draw up comprehensive measures for the entire qualification examination system. We will safeguard the fairness and credibility of the examinations."

Meanwhile, an emergency response meeting chaired by the vice minister of employment and labor and attended by the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Human Resources Development Service of Korea is scheduled to take place at 4:30 p.m. that day.

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