수백만명 치르는 국가시험 ‘AI 부정’ 비상…육안 감독만으로 역부족 우려

The nation's official examinations, which draw hundreds of millions of participants, are facing a crisis of 'AI cheating', prompting a state of emergency. In response, the Blue House convened an urgent strategy meeting that outlined plans to strengthen exam management and supervision, as well as establish a specialized team to investigate new forms of cheating.

The government's approach includes reinforcing exam administration and supervision systems, as well as forming a dedicated task force to handle cases of new cheating methods and organizational crimes. The government is also discussing measures at the government level. In addition, each ministry is taking action to address the issue.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor, which oversees a majority of the country's national examinations, has formed a task force (TF) to investigate AI cheating cases this year and has set up a whistleblowing center to report suspected cheating. This decision came after a meeting with Deputy Minister Gun-Chan Kwak from the Blue House.

The Ministry of Justice announced on the same day that it is reviewing additional measures to combat cheating, beyond existing methods, for the 16th annual lawyers' exam scheduled for next January. The Ministry plans to consider the introduction of devices that can detect hidden electronic devices. The Korean National Health and Medical Exam Board has included smart glasses, which cannot be used or brought into the exam room, as restricted items for the doctors' national exam slated for next January.

A health and welfare department official explained that exam supervisors will perform an initial visual inspection and, if any abnormalities are detected, transmit the images to the exam office for analysis by specialists. The officials emphasized that education for supervisors is ongoing. However, most of the measures being taken involve increasing supervision levels, and there are concerns about the ability to effectively detect advanced cheating techniques using cutting-edge technology.