Korea sees surge of outlier exam scores as AI cheating spreads unchecked

SeunghyunSEO7 · x · 2026-11-15

Seunghyun SEO notes in a thread that Korea is seeing a growing number of outlier scores on exams this year, including professional licensing exams, likely tied to AI-assisted cheating. Meanwhile, Korea's systems aren't ready to handle it. With jobs scarcer, inflation worsening and life tougher, an "all or nothing" mindset is spreading — "nothing to lose, for $80 it's worth the risk" — likely making the chaos worse.

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