Top scorer in South Korea's tax accountant exam admits to cheating with AI, getting only one question wrong out of 160

A candidate surnamed Han who ranked first in both the April and July rounds of South Korea's tax accountant qualification exam has admitted to cheating with generative AI and has submitted a written confession to Seoul police through his lawyer. He described the method as using a miniature camera to photograph exam questions, sending them to an AI tool, and then checking the answers on a smartphone; his first-round score of 397.5 out of 400, with only one question wrong out of 160, had previously prompted allegations of cheating with smart glasses, which he initially denied. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said it has handed the case to investigators. The incident comes just days before South Korea's university entrance exam (the CSAT) this Thursday; a senior official at the presidential office said countermeasures are being urgently drawn up, and the policy chief will hold an emergency meeting that afternoon; Prime Minister Han Seong-sook responded on Friday to public concerns about AI cheating, saying preparations will be made carefully in advance and the CSAT will be supervised throughout to ensure it is held fairly and stably.