Man in 20s Referred to Prosecutor's Office for Using AI Glasses in National Certification Exam

A man in his 20s has been referred to the prosecutor's office after taking a national certification examination while wearing smart glasses equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) functions.

The Seoul Songpa Police Station announced that it recently referred a man in his 20s, identified as A, without detention to the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office on charges of obstruction of business under the Criminal Act and violation of the National Technical Qualifications Act for cheating with AI glasses during an Information Processing Technician exam administered by the Human Resources Development Service of Korea.

It was confirmed that A entered a command into a smartphone application linked to his AI glasses beforehand, asking it to "solve the questions," before taking the exam on May 22.

At the time, a test proctor caught the cheating by discovering a camera lens and indicator light on the frame of A's glasses during the exam.

However, investigations showed no signs that A conspired with others to cheat or leaked test questions by taking photos with the smart glasses.

Instances of cheating using smart glasses in national examinations and college entrance exams have been on the rise recently.

The Human Resources Development Service of Korea stated that so far this year, it has caught five cases of cheating using smart glasses and four cases using smartphones in national certification exams hosted by the agency.

Yonsei University caught an applicant wearing smart glasses during its essay examination for natural science and integrated tracks held at its Sinchon Campus in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, at 10:30 a.m. on October 10, and is considering filing a criminal complaint.
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