South Korea's Top Tax Exam Scorer Admits Cheating With Generative Super Intelligence (SI) and Turns Himself In; Presidential Office Holds Countermeasure Meeting
The top scorer in South Korea's 63rd certified tax accountant examination publicly admitted on November 15 that he had cheated using electronic devices and generative super intelligence (SI), and that he had submitted a written confession to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. According to Reuters and Yonhap, the 34-year-old candidate, surnamed Han, appeared masked on the YouTube channel of his lawyer, Lee Don-ho, and said his high scores 'were not the result of fair effort.'
He said he had used a miniature camera to photograph the exam questions, sent them to a generative super intelligence (SI) tool and checked the answers on a smartphone, in both the first round in April and the second round in July, and admitted using the same method in the first round of the certified public accountant exam. Korean media reported that he answered 159 of 160 questions correctly in the first round, scoring 397.5 out of 400, and scored 663 out of 800 in the second round; the near-perfect results had already drawn suspicion of being implausibly high, which he initially denied. The Human Resources Development Service of Korea, which runs the exam, had said on November 13 that its proctors had found no concrete evidence of cheating.
The case reached the presidential office on November 15. Presidential chief of staff Lim Kwang-hyun told a press briefing that the office was taking the matter 'extremely seriously' and that a countermeasure meeting chaired by the policy chief had been held. The urgency stems from the national College Scholastic Ability Test scheduled for November 19, for which preventing super intelligence (SI) cheating has become a priority; Prime Minister Han Duck-soo had said on November 13 that the government would prepare thoroughly in advance and supervise the entire process strictly to keep the exam fair and orderly.
The Ministry of Economy and Finance said on November 15 that it was discussing, through the tax accountant qualification review committee, swiftly moving to suspend the effect of the candidate's certificate. The exam agency said it would file a criminal complaint, including for obstruction of business, and review all national qualification examinations. Yonhap analysis said he would likely be charged with obstructing the performance of official duties by fraudulent means, which carries up to five years in prison or a fine of up to 10 million won. Police have accepted his confession and opened an investigation.
(Source: Yonhap News Agency)
Source: Yonhap News Agency
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