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Today marks exactly three weeks until the CSAT (College Scholastic Ability Test). This year, cracking down on cheating using smart glasses has emerged as a new challenge, requiring meticulous and multifaceted measures.

Reporter Jo Yoon-ha has the details.

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I am going to try on all four of these glasses. Can you tell with the naked eye which one of these is an AI glass?

The correct answers are numbers 2 and 4. In particular, number 2 has thin frames and no visible camera lens, making it nearly impossible to instantly identify as an AI glass.

The CSAT guidelines state that if proctors spot a test-taker suspected of wearing AI glasses, they should inspect and verify them based on key characteristics of smart glasses.

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

[CSAT Proctor: I've never seen them (AI glasses) before. I've only seen them on the news, videos, or YouTube, but never in real life. If someone wears something like that, I might just miss it....]

Test centers do not even allow perfumes to be sprayed lest it disturb the students, and proctors worry that their intense gaze might affect the examinees' performance.

[CSAT Proctor: If a student is wearing somewhat thick-rimmed glasses, I have to go up to them and look closely to see, "Are those AI glasses?" But the very act of me walking up close and scrutinizing that student can be a burden to them....]

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

Even if a metal detector is used, it triggers the exact same warning sound for both AI glasses and regular glasses.

Test-takers wearing thick-rimmed glasses are just as worried.

[Cho Hong-yun / High School Senior: I was somewhat worried, wondering, "Will the proctors inspect these glasses?" Since all AI glasses look like this, I've even thought, "Should I switch to thin-rimmed glasses, or just switch to rimless glasses entirely?"]

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

(Camera Reporter: Kim Hak-mo, Kim Seung-tae | Video Editor: Jang Hyun-ki)