Korea's top tax accountant exam scorer confesses to cheating with AI

A candidate who placed first on Korea's 63rd Certified Tax Accountant exam confessed to police that he used a hidden micro camera to photograph exam papers, had generative AI produce answers outside the room, and checked them on a smartphone. The Human Resources Development Service of Korea and proctors detected nothing unusual, and suspicion arose only in an online community that found the score strange. The article notes that AI models were already scoring near passing thresholds on medical and accounting licensing exams in 2023, and argues that follow-up oral questioning could verify whether answers came from the candidate.