Smart Glasses with AI Used in Cheating Attempt at Yonsei University Admissions Test

An attempt to cheat using AI-powered "smart glasses" was caught during a Yonsei University admissions test.

This is the first time an actual cheating attempt using smart glasses has been caught in a domestic university admissions exam.

According to Yonsei University and other sources, a test-taker wearing smart glasses was caught by a proctor during the math essay exam for the natural sciences and integrated tracks of the 2027 early admissions process, which began around 10:30 a.m. on the 10th at the Sinchon Campus in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul.

It was found that the student avoided the proctors' inspections of glasses conducted before the start of the exam, and then switched to the smart glasses after receiving the test papers.

The proctor confiscated the glasses on the spot after catching the student wearing them, according to reports.

After the exam ended, the student admitted to the school to having worn the smart glasses.

Cheating through smart glasses works by having a small camera mounted on the frame capture images or text of the test questions and send them to an AI, which then displays the solution steps and correct answers in real time on the lens screen.

The risk of abuse is particularly high in subjects like mathematics or science where correct answers are clearly defined as numbers.

While there have been previous cases where smart glasses were used for cheating in tests like TOEIC or national certification exams and led to legal prosecutions, this is the first time an actual case has been caught at a college entrance exam site.

As the essay exam was held amid a high competition rate exceeding 50 to 1, anxiety among test-takers and parents is also growing.

Education authorities have initiated emergency measures, such as designating smart glasses as items banned from being brought into the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) and increasing the distribution of radio wave detectors inside testing centers.

Reported by Lee Hyeon-yeong | Video by Ahn Jun-hyeok | Graphics by Yang Hye-min | Produced by SBS Digital News
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