AI glasses cheating spreads worldwide as expert warns of 'checkmate' for traditional exams
_akpiper · x · 2026-09-05
The University of Auckland has disciplined a student for wearing AI smart glasses into an exam despite explicit device bans, and Deakin University assessment researcher Thomas Corbin warns such cases are just "the tip of the iceberg" — most cheating is only caught by happenstance. The phenomenon now extends beyond East Asia, which CNN called ground zero: a Taiwanese applicant to a top medical school was caught when his glasses' frame emitted heat, South Korea logged two English-test incidents in May, and a Japanese teenager was referred to prosecutors for photographing entrance exam questions. Corbin argues banning devices won't fix the deeper assessment design problem.
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