"Never Seen One, How Do I Spot It?" CSAT AI Glasses Cause Headaches... What Are the Measures?

[Anchor]

Ahead of the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), people often talk about exam difficulty or the cold weather. This year, however, cheating using AI glasses has emerged as a new headache. It is causing a state of emergency not only for teachers who will supervise the testing rooms, but even for test-takers who normally wear glasses.

First, let's watch the report by Reporter Jo Yoon-ha, and we will continue with more detailed discussion afterwards.

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I will try on all four of these pairs of glasses right now.

Among these, can we visually distinguish which one is an AI glasses? The answer is numbers 2 and 4. In particular, number 2 has thin frames and no camera lens, making it difficult to instantly identify as AI glasses.

The CSAT manual states that if supervisors spot a test-taker suspected of wearing AI glasses, they should inspect and check them based on the key characteristics of smart glasses.

However, this is a daunting task for supervisors who have never actually seen AI glasses in person.

[CSAT Supervisor: I have never seen them (AI glasses) even once. I've only seen them in news reports, videos, or on YouTube, but never in real life. If someone looks like that, I might miss it....]

Even perfume is not sprayed in the test rooms out of concern that it might disrupt the test-takers, and there is also fear that a supervisor's gaze might affect their performance on the exam.

[CSAT Supervisor: If a student is wearing somewhat thick horn-rimmed glasses, I have to go over and look closely, asking, "Are those AI glasses?", but the very act of me walking up close and staring at that student can be a burden to them....]

According to a survey conducted by a teachers' organization targeting about 2,700 teachers, 82% responded that "it is difficult to identify whether someone is wearing smart glasses using only current supervision procedures."

Even if a metal detector is used, warning sounds go off the same way for both AI glasses and regular glasses.

Test-takers who wear horn-rimmed glasses are just as worried.

[Cho Hong-yun / High School Senior: I had some worries like, "Will the supervisors inspect these glasses?" Since AI glasses all look like this. I've even thought, "Should I really switch to thin frames, or switch to rimless glasses altogether?"]

The Ministry of Education plans to announce measures soon regarding cheating using AI glasses.

(Video reporting: Kim Hak-mo and Kim Seung-tae, Video editing: Jang Hyun-gi)

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Reporter Jo Yoon-ha, who covered this story, is here with us in the studio.

Q. Can AI glasses be distinguished with the naked eye?

[Reporter Jo Yoon-ha: That's right. These glasses I am wearing were made by a Chinese startup. Even as we are talking right now, text is actually continuing to appear on the lenses of my glasses. As you can see, the frames are extremely thin and the weight is very light, and if you look closely, there are no camera lenses either. So outwardly, there is no difference from regular glasses. As you saw in the previous report, I tried on several pairs of glasses myself. In fact, glasses equipped with Meta AI have thick frames and if you look closely, there are chips inside. Because of those features, you can tell at a glance, "Ah, these are AI glasses," but with this particular product, it seems it would not be easy to distinguish.]

Q. Are there any measures for AI glasses that are hard to distinguish?

[Reporter Jo Yoon-ha: Realistically speaking, it is difficult to catch these glasses even with metal detectors, and radio wave detectors are hard to introduce, so there are no proper measures available. It means it is difficult to prevent test-takers from bringing AI glasses into the testing rooms in the first place. Therefore, the Ministry of Education is leaning toward strengthening punishments altogether. Measures such as filing criminal complaints against test-takers who commit cheating using AI glasses are being discussed, and this appears to be a warning stance saying, "Since we are raising the level of punishment this high, do not bring AI glasses into the testing rooms at all."]
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