Korea's top tax exam scorer accused of wearing AI glasses — with zero evidence
meshive · reddit · 2026-11-13
The top scorer of Korea's tax accountant exam got 397.5/400 in round one (159/160 correct), including a perfect score in intro tax law where the average among 16,856 candidates was 30.18/100 and 74.21% failed, with roughly a minute per question. Koreans online decided this was inhuman and spread suspicions he cheated with AI smart glasses — despite no evidence: neither proctor reported anything, the exam agency is reviewing, and he says he simply studied two years and managed his time. The tax accountants' association called for an investigation but warned unproven accusations could wreck his reputation.
The poster notes there's no clean way out: if innocent, "we found nothing" won't fully clear him; and if someone does this for real someday, proctors likely can't tell AI glasses from normal ones. Should exams ban glasses, use detectors, or stop testing things a camera plus a model can answer in a minute?
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