"Something's Off": Smart Glasses Cheating Scandals Shake Up Universities

Cases of applicants committing cheating on early college admission essay exams by wearing smart glasses equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) functions have been caught in succession.

Yonsei University caught an applicant wearing smart glasses during its mathematics essay exam for the natural sciences and integrated tracks, which took place at 10:30 a.m. on October 10 at its Sinchon Campus in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul.

Yonsei University goes through a process of individually checking whether test-takers wearing glasses are wearing smart glasses before the exam begins.

Yonsei University understands that the applicant, identified as A, who was caught this time, wore regular glasses when the proctor checked, but switched to smart glasses equipped with a camera and battery after the exam started.

The proctor noticed during the exam that A's glasses looked different from regular glasses, reported this to the test headquarters, and confiscated A's glasses.

Applicant A admitted to wearing smart glasses.

Yonsei University is reviewing follow-up measures against applicant A.

An applicant wearing smart glasses was also caught at the site of the University of Seoul's natural sciences essay exam on October 3.

The applicant in question was also not caught because they were wearing regular glasses during the admission ticket inspection, but it was reported that their smart glasses were spotted by a proctor during the exam.

The University of Seoul immediately had the applicant leave the exam room and barred them from taking exams for the next three years.
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