Top tax accountant exam scorer admits AI cheating; service plans to sue

1. 00:54
   X@kax168· Discussion

   Scored 397.5 out of 400, the "top scorer" of the Korean tax accountant exam, admitted in person: AI helped me take it. These two days, the first place in Korea's 63rd tax accountant exam completely fell apart. Here's what happened: in April and July this year, he passed the first and second rounds of the tax accountant exam in succession, taking first place nationwide. The first round had 160 questions in total, and he got only 1 wrong…(opens the original post in a new tab)

1. 23:51
   X@inspiring_tosh· Discussion

   🚨🇰🇷 TOP EXAM SCORER: "I CHEATED WITH AI" Han Won-seok, 34, topped Korea's tax exam — 397.5/400. His method: a hidden ca…(opens the original post in a new tab)
2. 23:01
   Korea JoongAng Daily

   Top scorer in South Korea's tax accountant exam admits cheating with a miniature camera and generative AI, raising exam-site security concerns as the college entrance exam approaches

   The top scorer in South Korea's 63rd tax accountant exam in April submitted a written statement through a lawyer admitting to cheating using a miniature camera nearly invisible to the naked eye and generative AI, heightening concerns about exam-site security ahead of the 2027 academic year college entrance exam (CSAT) held on Thursday; experts had previously suspected the tool used was smart glasses. South Korea's Ministry of Education announced at the end of last month a ban on bringing all electronic devices, including AI glasses, smartphones and smartwatches, into exam rooms, with violators having their scores invalidated, being barred from taking the exam the following year and possibly facing criminal charges for obstructing business. But an editorial points out that about 550,000 test-takers will sit the exam simultaneously at 1,312 test sites nationwide, making such miniature devices hard to detect by manual patrols, and that time is tight to deploy electronic screening equipment or block wireless communications before the exam. The article compares China's gaokao, with its systematic anti-cheating arrangements such as security checks, metal detection and signal blocking, and mentions that it reportedly suspends AI image capture and answering functions during the exam, urging South Korea to urgently add anti-cheating measures before the exam begins.

3. 22:52
   X@0xKnightX· DiscussionIn Chinese, as written

   作弊用上 AI 之后，最先露馅的反而是分数本身。 韩国今年税务师考试的状元，34 岁，周日自己出来认了：考场上用微型摄像头拍题，传给 AI，再在手机上看答案。他一试 160 道选择题对了 159 道，税法概论拿满分，而这一科一万六千多名…(opens the original post in a new tab)
4. 22:14
   X@iluckykana· Discussion

   Only 1 wrong out of 160 questions: the top scorer in South Korea's tax accountant exam was betrayed by his own high score. The most striking part of this story is on the score report. In South Korea's certified tax accountant exam, 160 multiple-choice questions, he got only 1 wrong. Across two rounds, he placed first. After the scores were made public, candidates and practicing tax accountants became suspicious: this score was somewhat fishy. Later he admitted to using a miniature camera…(opens the original post in a new tab)
5. 21:42
   WebIThome (China)· Media coverage

   After AI cheating was exposed in the top scorer of South Korea's tax accountant exam, the government is conducting a full investigation into this year's national qualification exams(opens the original post in a new tab)
6. 21:40
   X@BBCWorld· Discussion

   South Korea's top scorer in tax accountancy exam admits cheating https://t.co/MUn884ivGz(opens the original post in a new tab)
7. 21:37
   BBC News

   Top-scoring candidate in South Korea's certified tax accountant examination admits to cheating

   Han Won-seok, the candidate who ranked first in South Korea's certified tax accountant examination, admitted that he used a miniature camera, a phone and generative AI to cheat in the first and second rounds of the exam. The 34-year-old candidate scored 397.5 out of 400 in the first round, getting only 1 question wrong out of 160; the unusually high score initially prompted suspicion and online speculation. In a video posted on the YouTube account of lawyer Lee Don-Ho, he confessed that he used a miniature camera to photograph the exam questions and sent them to AI, then used a smartphone to check the answers, and that he had turned himself in to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. South Korea's Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Human Resources Development Service of Korea held an emergency meeting over this; presidential policy chief Ha Jun-kyung said new measures to prevent cheating would be introduced and that past cheating would be thoroughly investigated; the government said that anyone found to have used AI to cheat on this exam will be disqualified and barred from retaking it for five years. The scandal occurred just days before South Korea's annual college entrance examination.

8. 21:37
   WebBBC News · Technology· Media coverage

   South Korea's top scorer in tax accountancy exam admits cheating(opens the original post in a new tab)
9. 21:35
   X@pangtipa9999· Discussion

   Scored 397.5 out of 400. The top scorer in South Korea's tax accountant exam turned himself in: he used a miniature camera to send the questions to AI. Neither of the two invigilators present noticed, and officials said just the other day that there was no evidence. The anti-cheating system has already been left a generation behind by AI. https://t.co/oqNU3nYHwZ(opens the original post in a new tab)
10. 21:08
    WebAI Threat Watch (aithreat.io)· Media coverage

    Top scorer in South Korea's tax accountant exam self-reports AI cheating, sounding alarm for college entrance exam invigilation(opens the original post in a new tab)
11. 21:02
    X@an_seo_expert· Discussion

    AI is changing exams—and exam security. 🇰🇷 South Korea’s top tax-accountant exam scorer admitted using generative AI t…(opens the original post in a new tab)
12. 20:06
    X@Razumasu· Discussion

    Guy in Korea cheats the tax accountant exam with a tiny camera and AI. Scores 159 out of 160, and four proctors notice…(opens the original post in a new tab)
13. 20:05
    WebBoannews (Korea)· Media coverage

    수능 나흘 전... 청와대, 국가자격시험 AI 부정행위 전수조사(opens the original post in a new tab)
14. 20:01
    X@QAS_LLC· Discussion

    South Korea's top tax exam scorer just admitted using AI to cheat on 159 of 160 questions. When the best performers nee…(opens the original post in a new tab)
15. 20:00
    X@Ai__Seek· Discussion

    South Korea investigates top tax-accountant exam scorer after AI-cheating confession Han’s result in the first round w…(opens the original post in a new tab)
16. 19:58
    X@ARYNEWSOFFICIAL· Discussion

    South Korea probes top exam scorer after AI cheating confession Read more : https://t.co/qOfvQexkcs #ARYNews https:/…(opens the original post in a new tab)
17. 19:53
    X@Linkszh6· DiscussionIn Chinese, as written

    韩国税务师状元自首：答案是AI给的 韩国今年税务师考试的第一名，周日自己去警察局自首了。 他34岁，4月的一次考试160道选择题只错1道，拿了397.5分（满分400），其中税法学概论满分，这一科一万六千多名考生的平均分是30.18分…(opens the original post in a new tab)
18. 19:48
    WebAI Threat Watch (aithreat.io)· Media coverage

    Escándalo de fraude con inteligencia artificial sacude el examen de contabilidad tributaria de Corea del Sur.(opens the original post in a new tab)
19. 19:38
    X@fourweekmba· Discussion

    Top scorer: 100. Average of 16,856 candidates: 30.18. Korea's tax accountant exam topper now admits cheating with a min…(opens the original post in a new tab)
20. 19:31
    X@nihao2034· Discussion

    Only 1 question wrong out of 160, first place overall in South Korea's tax accountant exam, today admitted to cheating using AI. According to The Korea Times, he used a camera and a mobile phone to obtain AI answers, and 4 invigilators had all previously said they found nothing unusual. South Korea's college entrance exam is this Thursday, and the presidential office has already held an emergency meeting to study precautions. As AI gets better and better at answering questions, how should exams prove that the person who truly can…(opens the original post in a new tab)
21. 19:16
    X@eyeworldnews92· Discussion

    🚨 BREAKING: Korea's No.1 Tax Exam Topper Admits He Cheated With AI! 🇰🇷🤖📸 The top scorer in South Korea's certified tax…(opens the original post in a new tab)
22. 19:10
    X@CultFinance_· Discussion

    🚨 Top scorer on South Korea's tax accountant exam confesses to cheating with AI The top scorer on South Korea's nation…(opens the original post in a new tab)
23. 19:00
    news.jkn.co.kr

    Top scorer in South Korea's tax accountant exam admits to cheating with AI, says he used the same method in the accountant exam

    A, the top scorer in this year's South Korean tax accountant exam, turned himself in to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on the 15th, admitting to cheating with a miniature camera, a phone and generative AI, and disclosed details on a lawyer's YouTube channel. A said he used this method in both the first and second rounds of the tax accountant exam held in April and July and passed both rounds with the top score; his unusually high scores had previously raised suspicions of cheating. A also admitted to cheating in the same way in the first round of the certified public accountant exam in March this year, but did not pass and could not take the second round. The incident has sparked controversy over the oversight system for the certified public accountant exam, which is regulated by the Financial Services Commission and managed entirely by the Financial Supervisory Service.

24. 18:51
    X@Jiri123_eth· Discussion

    The top scorer on Korea's tax accountant exam just admitted to cheating with a micro camera and AI. The college entran…(opens the original post in a new tab)
25. 18:48
    X@iamolivermore· Discussion

    South Korea's top scorer on the national tax-accountant exam has confessed to cheating with AI. He photographed questio…(opens the original post in a new tab)
26. 18:44
    X@choblin29· Discussion

    Crazy. South Korea's top scorer in its national tax accountant exam just admitted cheating with AI. He got 159 out of…(opens the original post in a new tab)
27. 18:39
    X@poullzwm· Discussion

    The top scorer on South Korea's tax accountant exam has turned himself in!!! The cheating tools were just three items: a miniature camera, AI, and a phone. Several hundred questions, nearly a perfect score. Cheating used to rely on crib notes; now it relies on an assembly line. Put plainly, this shows that exams are no longer guarding against people, but against the AI cheat kit in people's hands. The college entrance exam is this Thursday, and this time what invigilators have to guard against is probably not…(opens the original post in a new tab)
28. 18:16
    X@poullzwm· Discussion

    The top scorer on South Korea's tax accountant exam has turned himself in. The cheating tools were just three items: a miniature camera, AI, and a phone. Several hundred questions, nearly a perfect score. Cheating used to rely on crib notes; now it relies on an assembly line. Put plainly, this shows that exams are no longer guarding against people, but against the AI cheat kit in people's hands. The college entrance exam is this Thursday, and this time what invigilators have to guard against is probably not the students…(opens the original post in a new tab)
29. 17:56
    X@SINERD16· Discussion

    South Korea is probing its tax accountant exam top scorer after they admitted to cheating using AI. This high profile…(opens the original post in a new tab)
30. 17:38
    X@dawn_com· Discussion

    South Korean police said Sunday they had launched an investigation after the top scorer in a national tax accountant ex…(opens the original post in a new tab)
31. 17:28
    X@AmbidexterMan· Discussion

    AI cheating scandal rattles South Korea as annual college exam looms #AI Fears for national entrance exam next week, as…(opens the original post in a new tab)
32. 17:25
    X@business· Discussion

    South Korea’s top scorer in national tax accountant qualification exams confessed to using generative AI and electronic…(opens the original post in a new tab)
33. 17:18
    X@NewsTongueX· Discussion

    🔴 Top scorer on South Korea tax accountant exam confesses to AI cheating A candidate who ranked first in both rounds o…(opens the original post in a new tab)
34. 17:01
    X@erguoyi· Discussion

    The top scorer on South Korea's tax accountant exam turned out to have cheated with AI! In the first round of 160 multiple-choice questions, he got only 1 wrong, and scored a perfect 100 in Introduction to Tax Law. Note that the average score for the 16,800 examinees in this subject was only 30.18, and more than 70% did not even pass the 40-point cutoff. How exactly did he do it? Today the truth is revealed…(opens the original post in a new tab)
35. 16:56
    The Guardian · AI

    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.

36. 16:49
    WebBloomberg Technology· Media coverage

    Korea’s Top Scorer in Tax Accountant Exam Admits to AI Cheating(opens the original post in a new tab)
37. 16:33
    X@IGR_Media· Discussion

    #IGR: South Korea Probes Top Exam Scorer Over AI Cheating Confession South Korea’s top scorer in this year’s national…(opens the original post in a new tab)
38. 16:20
    X@TheKoreaHerald· Discussion

    The top scorer in this year's tax accountant qualification exam in South Korea, who has admitted to cheating, revealed…(opens the original post in a new tab)
39. 16:18
    X@DeaglePc· DiscussionIn Chinese, as written

    韩国税务师考试第一名承认用 AI 作弊。 首轮160题只错1题，高得引来作弊质疑。11月15日IT之家转述韩媒报道，他称已向警方提交自首书。 https://t.co/s9rCzZIFxY https://t.co/r7E1KffAXY(opens the original post in a new tab)
40. 16:18
    The Korea Herald

    Micro camera, AI and phone: how the top scorer in South Korea's tax accountant exam says he cheated under the noses of two invigilators

    Han Won-seok, the top scorer on South Korea's tax accountant qualification exam this year, admitted that he cheated using a miniature camera, generative AI and a phone during the two rounds of exams in April and July with two proctors present. In a YouTube video by lawyer Lee Don-ho, he explained the process: photograph the exam questions with a miniature camera, send them to an AI tool to get answers, then check the results on a phone; he also admitted to using the same method to cheat in the first round of the certified public accountant exam in March but did not pass. Han has submitted a written confession to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and will hand over the devices. In the first round in April he scored 397.5 points (out of 400), answered 159 of 160 multiple-choice questions correctly, and got full marks in three subjects including Introduction to Tax Law, while the average score for that subject was only 30.18 points. Police have launched an investigation, the Human Resources Development Service of Korea is considering criminal charges against him, and the Ministry of Economy and Finance is also seeking to suspend the validity of his certificate through the tax accountant qualification review committee under the National Tax Service; under the Tax Accountant Act, cheaters have their results invalidated and are barred from taking the exam for five years.

41. 16:00
    X@AIHourlyCN· Discussion

    South Korean Presidential Office: All college entrance exam candidates must undergo AI device checks. After the top scorer in South Korea's tax accountant exam admitted to cheating with an ultra-small camera and generative AI, Presidential Office Policy Chief Ha Joon-kyung held an emergency meeting and decided to conduct a comprehensive investigation of suspected AI-assisted cheating in all national qualification exams. With only four days left until the college entrance exam, all candidates…(opens the original post in a new tab)
42. 15:55
    WebIThome (China)· Media coverage

    South Korean tax accountant exam "top scorer" got only 1 of 160 questions wrong, AI cheating alarms the Blue House(opens the original post in a new tab)
43. 15:33
    X@shazigujiahui· Discussion

    🚨 South Korea's top exam scorer admits to cheating with AI! A candidate who achieved the highest score on a tax accountant qualification exam has publicly admitted: 📷 using a miniature camera to photograph exam questions 🤖 using generative AI to obtain answers 📱 viewing the results via a smartphone He had previously achieved a near-perfect score, and now says he has submitted a written confession to the police. AI…(opens the original post in a new tab)
44. 15:17
    WebAI Threat Watch (aithreat.io)· Media coverage

    Tax Accountant Top Scorer Admits AI Fraud(opens the original post in a new tab)
45. 14:42
    X@yangye01· Discussion

    The top scorer in South Korea's tax accountant exam turned himself in～😅 This guy admitted that he cheated on the entire exam using a miniature camera plus generative AI, cheating in both the first round in April and the second round in July～👻 In the first round, he got only 1 question wrong out of 160, scoring 97.5 in fiscal studies, and full marks of 100 in each of the other three subjects…(opens the original post in a new tab)
46. 14:41
    Yonhap

    South Korean tax accountant exam top scorer turns himself in to police after cheating with generative AI

    A candidate reported to have ranked first in this year's South Korean tax accountant exam admitted that he used a micro camera to photograph exam questions and send them to generative AI in the two rounds held in April and July, then checked the answers on a smartphone, and has turned himself in to police. He made the admission on a lawyer's YouTube channel, saying he also cheated the same way in the certified public accountant exam, and has submitted a self-report to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency; in the first round he got only 1 question wrong out of 160, scoring 397.5 points (out of 400). The presidential office said it is watching the situation very seriously, especially ahead of Thursday's nationwide university entrance exam, and will hold a countermeasures meeting chaired by the policy chief that afternoon; the Ministry of Economy and Finance plans to promptly suspend the validity of his certificate, and under the law cheaters can have their results canceled and be barred from taking the exam for 5 years, and may face criminal charges depending on the police investigation. This is the latest in a recent series of AI cheating incidents in South Korea; in October two university entrance exam candidates were caught cheating with AI glasses, and Ministry of Education statistics also show 4 such cases in primary and secondary schools this year.

47. 14:39
    X@ldld888888· Discussion

    Absolutely outrageous!! This year's top scorer in South Korea's tax accountant exam was actually caught because he photographed the exam questions and fed them to AI to cheat. A, the top scorer of South Korea's 63rd tax accountant exam, voluntarily turned himself in to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, admitting that in the first and second rounds of the exam in April and July this year, he used a miniature camera to secretly photograph exam questions and sent them in real time to generative AI to obtain…(opens the original post in a new tab)
48. 14:24
    X@cuichenghao· Discussion

    The top scorer in South Korea's tax accountant exam was questioned because his score was too high, and had no choice but to go to the police station and turn himself in, admitting to cheating with AI. The Korea Herald said he cheated using AI-equipped smart glasses. He admitted that he first used a miniature camera to photograph the exam questions and sent them to AI, then looked at the answers on his phone; in the first exam he scored 397.5, out of a full score of…(opens the original post in a new tab)
49. 14:17
    giprism.com

    Korean YouTuber says AI glasses answered 160 real tax accountant exam questions correctly; top scorer separately admits to using AI to cheat

    The top scorer in South Korea's 63rd tax accountant exam admitted to cheating using a miniature camera, a smartphone and generative AI, and the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency has accepted his self-surrender and opened an investigation. He used this method in the first and second rounds of the tax accountant exam and in the first round of the certified public accountant exam, and scored 397.5 out of 400 in the first round of the tax accountant exam. The IT YouTuber 테크몽 connected Rokid AI glasses to Anthropic's Claude and demonstrated answering all 160 actual questions from that round of the tax accountant exam correctly, with total answering time of 49 minutes. The report also clarified that the top scorer was not confirmed to have used AI glasses, that the demonstration was not in a real exam room and used already-public actual questions, and that whether the AI knew the answers through training data or external retrieval still needs verification. The U.S. College Board revised SAT rules to ban smart glasses, the U.K.'s JCQ restricts unauthorized AI use, Turkey has had criminal cases of AI cheating, and South Korea plans to add a budget of 6.573 billion won for qualification exams and purchase 7,200 radio detectors.

50. 14:09
    Financial News Korea

    Former South Korean lawmaker reports incumbent and former deputy prime ministers over dereliction of duty in AI cheating on the tax accountant exam

    Lee Jong-bae, a former Seoul city councilor from the People Power Party, said that on the 15th, regarding the controversy over the first-place finisher in this year's tax accountant exam cheating with AI, he reported to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency incumbent Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Lee Hyoung-il and former Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yun-cheol, accusing both of dereliction of duty. Examinee A appeared the same day on lawyer Lee Don-ho's YouTube channel to apologize, and stated that in the first and second stages of the 63rd tax accountant exam they used a miniature camera, a smartphone and generative AI to cheat, and had submitted a written confession to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency; after receiving the confession, the police had already transferred the case to the agency's public crime investigation unit. Lee Jong-bae argued that if cheating using devices such as AI smart glasses had been detected multiple times in exams administered by the Human Resources Development Service of Korea, which administers the exam under commission, then the Minister of Economy and Finance, as the minister of the commissioning authority, should have reviewed and strengthened the oversight system, and failing to do so constitutes dereliction of duty. The tax accountant exam is a national qualification examination administered by that agency under government commission.

51. 13:57
    ChosunBiz

    After the AI cheating case in South Korea's tax accountant exam, the tax accountants association will tighten training and exam supervision

    The top scorer in South Korea's 63rd tax accountant exam admitted to cheating by using an ultra-micro camera to photograph exam questions and send them to AI and checking the answers on a smartphone, and has turned himself in to police and submitted a written statement. The cheating involved the first and second rounds of the tax accountant exam and the first round of the certified public accountant exam, and police have transferred the case to the public crime investigation team under the major crime investigation unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. Kim Seon-myeong, vice president of the Korean Association of Certified Tax Accountants, said on the 15th that it will demand a comprehensive review of exam administration, find out why cheating with AI and ultra-micro electronic devices went undetected in both rounds, and urge relevant institutions to check whether other national qualification exams have similar risks. The association will also tighten the internship training of those who pass the tax accountant exam, plans to apply measures such as suspending training to interns who fail to meet standards in accordance with regulations, and will strengthen venue controls, invigilator training and electronic device restrictions for the nationwide computerized tax accounting qualification exam that the association directly administers. The tax accountant qualification exam is a national qualification exam under the Certified Tax Accountant Act, operated and managed by HRD Korea on behalf of the government.

52. 13:53
    jabon.co.kr

    Top scorer in South Korea's tax accountant exam confesses to cheating with generative AI, says he used the same method in the certified public accountant exam

    A, the top scorer in South Korea's 63rd tax accountant exam, surrendered to Seoul police and admitted to cheating by photographing questions with a miniature camera, sending them to generative AI, and receiving answers on a smartphone. He stated that he used the same method in the first round of the certified public accountant exam; his score of only 1 wrong out of 160 questions had drawn suspicion, and he had initially denied it. Two invigilators were right in the front row and still did not notice, and 5 cases of smart glasses cheating have already been detected in national qualification exams this year; the Human Resources Development Service of Korea plans to create an "AI Inspector" position dedicated to screening for smart glasses.

53. 13:46
    X@xintong009· Discussion

    This year's top scorer in South Korea's tax accountant exam actually achieved it by cheating with a miniature camera connected to generative AI, and today the person turned himself in directly on YouTube. South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance confirmed on November 15 that it is urgently freezing his passing certificate. This candidate confessed that in both rounds of the tax accountant exam in April and July, he relied entirely on miniature devices hidden on his body, a phone…(opens the original post in a new tab)
54. 13:39
    X@xiaoanlab· Discussion

    He missed one question out of 160 — and today the top scorer admitted it was all cheating. The top scorer in South Kor…(opens the original post in a new tab)
55. 13:37
    ChosunBiz

    Former South Korean city council member Lee Jong-bae accuses Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hyung-il and former Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yun-cheol of dereliction of duty

    Because Person A, the top scorer on the 63rd tax accountant exam this year, admitted to cheating with AI, former Seoul city council member Lee Jong-bae filed a complaint on the 15th through the National Petition portal with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency against Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Lee Hyung-il and former Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yun-cheol for dereliction of duty. The complainant said that in the exam commissioned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance to the Human Resources Development Service of Korea, cheating using devices such as AI smart glasses had been detected multiple times, and that the ministers, as heads of the commissioning agency, should have inspected the oversight system and taken corrective measures under the law, and that failing to issue necessary instructions or take measures constituted dereliction of duty. Person A confessed that he used a miniature camera to photograph exam questions and send them to AI during both stages of the tax accountant exam and the first stage of the certified public accountant exam, then checked the answers on a smartphone; after he voluntarily confessed to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, police transferred the case to its violent crime investigation division's public crime investigation team and said they would investigate promptly and strictly in accordance with procedures.

56. 13:30
    X@cnwenf· Discussion

    The top scorer in South Korea's tax accountant exam admitted to cheating with generative AI. Checking devices is of course necessary, but professional qualification exams should add another question: change one condition in the case and have the candidate explain on the spot whether their original answer still holds. The South Korean government said a couple of days ago that it would assign dedicated staff to identify smart glasses at the university entrance exam on November 19.(opens the original post in a new tab)
57. 13:21
    X@smobilefactory· Discussion

    The top scorer on South Korea's tax accountant exam went to the police and admitted to cheating with AI-powered smart g…(opens the original post in a new tab)
58. 13:16
    WebCNA · Technology· Media coverage

    South Korean police probes top exam scorer after AI cheating confession(opens the original post in a new tab)
59. 13:12
    X@WeiJiang194454· Discussion

    The top scorer in South Korea's tax accountant exam came forward today and admitted it himself: he cheated with AI. According to Reuters, this candidate surnamed Han got 159 out of 160 questions right in the first round and was questioned for several months. Today he apologized on a lawyer's YouTube channel: he used a miniature camera to photograph the exam questions, sent them to generative AI, and then looked at… on his phone.(opens the original post in a new tab)
60. 13:11
    X@shanke9527· Discussion

    The top scorer in South Korea's tax accountant exam turned himself in: a miniature camera photographed the questions, generative AI gave the answers on the spot, and he did this in both the April and July rounds. In the first round, he got only 1 question wrong out of 160, with full marks in multiple subjects; the score was so absurdly high that netizens took notice. I think AI cheating can't really be prevented; exam venues will have to guard against cameras first in the future. htt…(opens the original post in a new tab)
61. 12:50
    X@lwj_ai· Discussion

    The top-scoring candidate in South Korea's tax accountant exam turned himself in and admitted to AI cheating?! @grok Why would he turn himself in if he came first?(opens the original post in a new tab)
62. 12:40
    X@Reuters· Discussion

    Top scorer on South Korean tax exam confesses to cheating with AI https://t.co/0SC5M3W4BG(opens the original post in a new tab)
63. 12:35
    WebIThome (China)· Media coverage

    Top-ranked candidate in South Korea's tax accountant exam turns himself in, admits to cheating with a miniature camera and AI(opens the original post in a new tab)
64. 12:23
    X@KoreaElect69833· Discussion

    Top Scorer in Korean Tax Accountant Exam Confesses to AI-Assisted Cheating — Concerns Grow Over Exam Integrity A candi…(opens the original post in a new tab)
65. 11:54
    ChosunBiz

    South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance plans to suspend the certificate of the tax accountant exam top scorer who cheated with AI

    This year's top scorer in the Korean tax accountant exam, Han Won-seok, admitted on his lawyer's YouTube channel on November 15 that he cheated, saying he used an ultra-micro camera to photograph exam questions and send them to AI in both the first and second rounds, then checked the answers on a smartphone, and has submitted a voluntary statement to police. South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance said it plans to promptly suspend the validity of the certificate issued to him through the tax accountant qualification review committee under the National Tax Service; cheating penalties are usually imposed after an investigation confirms the facts, but because the person concerned has admitted it, officials are expected to act promptly. In the first round Han Won-seok got only 1 question wrong out of 160, scoring 397.5 points (out of 400), and three months later in the second round scored 663 points (out of 800), ranking first in both rounds and setting the highest score in the exam's history. Previously, practicing tax accountants and candidates had suspected he used AI smart glasses to cheat, saying such a score was unprecedented and physically impossible given the exam's difficulty. Police have transferred the case to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's major crime investigation unit.

66. 11:09
    SBS

    Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency accepts self-report case of AI cheating by top scorer in tax accountant exam

    Han, the top scorer in South Korea's 63rd tax accountant exam, admitted to cheating with electronic devices and generative AI in both rounds of the exam and submitted a statement to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency; the case was assigned to the regional investigation unit the same day. On November 15, Han stated on a lawyer's YouTube channel that he cheated in both the first and second rounds held in April and July; police said they will investigate promptly and strictly according to established procedures. Using unauthorized electronic devices or AI to cheat in South Korea's national qualification exams is a crime, and charges such as obstruction of official duties by fraudulent means, obstruction of business, and fraud may apply. The controversy arose from online community questions about the anomalous scores he disclosed in a media interview as the top scorer: in the first round, he scored 97.5 in public finance out of four subjects, and 100 in Introduction to Tax Law, Introduction to Accounting, and Commercial Law, getting only 1 question wrong out of 160; in the second round, he scored 192 in Accounting Part 1, 190 in Accounting Part 2, 114 in Tax Law Part 1, and 167 in Tax Law Part 2.

67. 11:09
    SBS

    Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency accepts the AI cheating confession of the top-scoring examinee in the tax accountant exam

    Han, the top-scoring candidate in the 63rd Tax Accountant Examination, admitted to using electronic devices and generative AI to cheat in the preliminary and secondary examinations, and submitted a confession to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency; the case has been assigned to that agency's wide-area investigation unit. On November 15, Han publicly admitted to cheating on a lawyer's YouTube channel, saying he had written up the events and submitted a confession to the police; the police received the confession that day and immediately assigned the case, stating they would investigate quickly and strictly according to established procedures. Scores Han previously released in media interviews showed: preliminary examination Financial Studies 97.5, Introduction to Tax Law, Introduction to Accounting, and Commercial Law all full marks of 100, with only 1 wrong out of 160 questions; secondary examination Accounting Part 1 192, Accounting Part 2 190, Tax Law Part 1 114, Tax Law Part 2 167. Using unauthorized electronic devices or AI to answer in a national qualification examination constitutes cheating and may lead to criminal liability on charges such as fraud obstructing official duties, obstruction of business, and fraud.

68. 09:57
    WebBoannews (Korea)· Media coverage

    AI 부정행위로 세무사 수석합격... A씨 자수(opens the original post in a new tab)
69. 09:48
    ChosunBiz

    Top scorer in South Korea's tax accountant examination admits to AI cheating, prompting calls for a retest

    This year's No. 1 in the 63rd Korean Certified Tax Accountant examination, A, admitted to using AI to cheat in the first and second rounds of the tax accountant exam and the first round of the certified public accountant exam, and has turned himself in to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. On the YouTube channel of his attorney Lee Don-ho, A explained that he used a micro camera to photograph exam questions and send them to AI, then checked the answers on a smartphone. A scored full marks in the tax law fundamentals and accounting fundamentals subjects, where the average candidate score was only 30-something points, which had earlier raised suspicions of cheating; the supervising agency Human Resources Development Service of Korea (HRD Korea) had said invigilators found no suspicious behavior, and after the confession exposed invigilation loopholes, calls for a retest appeared online. HRD Korea has deployed dedicated "AI proctors" to crack down on AI device cheating starting from the third gas engineer exam on the 25th of last month, and plans to work with the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL), KCA and others to formulate a comprehensive plan to prevent AI smart glasses cheating; because the certified public accountant exam is overseen by the Financial Services Commission and the Financial Supervisory Service, both institutions are also expected to come under scrutiny.

70. 09:46
    SBS

    Top scorer in South Korea's tax accountant exam admits to cheating with AI; police transfer case to Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency

    A, who placed first in South Korea's 63rd tax accountant exam, admitted that in the first and second rounds held in April and July he used an ultra-small camera to photograph exam questions and send them to generative AI, then viewed the answers on a smartphone, and has submitted a self-report detailing the entire sequence to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. He publicly apologized on a lawyer's YouTube program, saying some devices were damaged and that he will submit the remaining evidence to investigators as is. A scored 97.5 in public finance in the first round, and 100 in tax law, accounting, and commercial law, getting only 1 question wrong out of 160; in the second round he scored 192 in Accounting Part 1, 190 in Part 2, 114 in Tax Law Part 1, and 167 in Part 2. The Human Resources Development Service of Korea, which administers the exam on behalf of the government, said two invigilators were assigned to the exam room at the time; A's seat in the first round was in the second row center facing the podium, and in the second round in the first row center, and the cheating was not detected on the spot. Police have transferred the case to the investigation department of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and said they will investigate promptly and strictly.

71. 08:48
    Maeil Business

    Han Won-seok, first place in the 63rd tax accountant exam, admits to cheating with generative AI and electronic devices

    Han Won-seok, who placed first in the 63rd tax accountant exam, admitted on November 15 through lawyer Lee Don-ho's YouTube channel that he cheated using electronic devices and generative AI in the first and second tax accountant exams and the first certified public accountant exam, and has submitted a self-report to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. He described the cheating method as photographing exam questions with a miniature camera and sending them to AI, then checking the answers on a smartphone; some devices were damaged, and the remaining evidence will be submitted to investigators, with the relevant list included with the self-report. He said the first place was not the result of legitimate effort, apologized to the second-place examinee who should actually have been first, and expressed remorse for denying the allegations in media interviews when they first surfaced, saying he will cooperate truthfully with the investigation. Discussing the background to the cheating, he mentioned past business failures and financial hardship, and wanting to make his parents proud again.

72. Time not given
    The Asia Business Daily

    South Korea's ruling and opposition parties call for a thorough investigation and improved invigilation over the tax accountant exam top scorer's AI cheating

    On November 15, South Korea's ruling and opposition parties unanimously demanded a thorough investigation and improvements to the exam invigilation system after the tax accountant exam top scorer was confirmed to have used AI to cheat. Ahn Tae-hoon, deputy spokesperson of the Democratic Party, said such cheating using cutting-edge technology undermines candidates' efforts and fair opportunities, the existing invigilation system failed to detect it, police must thoroughly investigate the truth, and relevant institutions should review invigilation loopholes and formulate countermeasures. People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk criticized HRD Korea for initially saying there was nothing unusual yet failing to detect the cheating, and said the education authorities plan to assign personnel at every university entrance exam (CSAT) venue to identify AI glasses, but such glasses cannot all be detected by the naked eye, so credible countermeasures must be produced for candidates and parents; the party's chief spokesperson Choi Bo-yoon criticized the government's plan to equip exam venues with radio wave detectors starting from next year's CSAT, and called for reviewing how all national exams respond to cutting-edge devices and verifying the effectiveness of detection technology. Lee Ki-in, interim leader of the Reform Party, stressed that no matter how fast technology advances, the principle of fairness must not be abandoned.

73. Time not given
    The Asia Business Daily

    South Korean Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hyung-il has been reported on suspicion of dereliction of duty over the tax accountant exam AI cheating case

    On November 15, former Seoul city council member Lee Jong-bae of the People Power Party reported Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Lee Hyung-il and former Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yun-cheol to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on suspicion of dereliction of duty, in connection with the AI cheating case in the tax accountant examination. Han Won-seok, who ranked first in the 63rd tax accountant examination, admitted to cheating using devices such as AI smart glasses; this national qualification examination is administered by the Korea Industrial Human Resources Corporation under government commission, and the first and second rounds of the examination in which the cheating was discovered were held in April and July, respectively. Lee Jong-bae claims that if the Ministry of Economy and Finance, as the commissioning body, could have foreseen the risk of AI cheating but failed to fulfill its supervisory duties and did not issue necessary instructions or improvement measures, this constitutes dereliction of duty. Police received the examinee's confession on the same day and launched an investigation; the Ministry of Economy and Finance is considering convening the tax accountant qualification review committee under the National Tax Service to deliberate on suspending the validity of his qualification certificate in accordance with established procedures. Koo Yun-cheol left office in September after 14 months in the post, and Lee Hyung-il succeeded him on September 22.

74. Time not given
    BBC

    Top scorer in South Korea's tax accountant examination admits to cheating

    Han Won-seok, who took first place in South Korea's tax accountant examination, admitted that he used a miniature camera, a phone and AI tools to cheat. The 34-year-old examinee scored 397.5 points out of 400 in the first round, getting only 1 question wrong out of 160, a result that initially sparked suspicion and online speculation. He later confessed in a video posted on the YouTube account of lawyer Lee Don-Ho, and said he had given details of the cheating to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.

75. Time not given
    The Asia Business Daily

    HRD Korea apologizes for AI cheating in tax accountant exam, launches comprehensive review of national qualification exams

    The Human Resources Development Service of Korea publicly apologized on November 15 for candidates using AI devices to cheat in the tax accountant exam, saying it failed to prevent cheating as the exam administrator, and decided to conduct a review of all national qualification exams. The agency plans to file a complaint against the top scorer in the tax accountant exam on grounds of obstruction of business, and to consult with relevant departments to expedite the revocation of his final qualification. To prevent recurrence, it will consider adding AI proctors, checking all glasses, introducing radio frequency detectors, and jointly reviewing the entire qualification exam system with the Ministry of Employment and Labor to formulate comprehensive countermeasures. Previously, on November 13, the agency said it was checking exam administration regarding the cheating allegations, and at that time questioning of four invigilators found no suspicious behavior or anomalies; later on November 15 it will also discuss response measures at an emergency meeting chaired by the Vice Minister of Employment and Labor.

76. Time not given
    Seoul Economic Daily

    South Korea's presidential office will hold an emergency meeting on AI cheating in the tax accountant exam, 4 days before the College Scholastic Ability Test

    The South Korean presidential office will hold a response meeting on the afternoon of the 15th chaired by policy chief Ha Joon-kyung to address the AI cheating discovered in the tax accountant examination, just 4 days before the College Scholastic Ability Test to be held on the 19th. Presidential chief of staff Lim Kwang-hyun said at a briefing that the matter is extremely serious and that, because the college entrance exam is being held next week, efforts have been under way to prepare countermeasures. The top scorer of this year's 63rd tax accountant examination, identified as A, admitted that day to using a miniature camera, a smartphone and generative AI to cheat in the first and second rounds of the examination, turned himself in to police, and said he had also cheated in the first round of the certified public accountant examination. Because the cheating went undetected even in an examination hall with invigilators, critics argue that the national qualification examination management system needs an overall review; concerns about cheating with advanced electronic devices such as smart glasses have intensified, and the government is expected to accelerate tightening examination supervision.

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   South Korea plans to procure radio detection equipment to prevent "AI cheating" in national qualification exams(opens the original post in a new tab)
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   Korea's tax accountant exam top scorer is facing "AI glasses" suspicion with no evidence.(opens the original post in a new tab)
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