Top tax accountant exam scorer admits to cheating using AI
The top scorer in Korea’s recent tax accountant qualification examination admitted Sunday that he used generative artificial intelligence (AI) and a camera to cheat, reversing his earlier denials after his unusually high marks drew public scrutiny. “I cheated on the tax accountant examination,” Han Won-seok said on the YouTube channel run by his lawyer Lee Don-ho. “I sincerely apologize for the…
In Korea's recent tax accountant qualification exam, the top scorer, Han Won-seok, admitted to cheating using generative artificial intelligence (AI) and a camera, after his unusually high marks sparked public scrutiny. "I cheated on the tax accountant examination," Han declared on his lawyer Lee Don-ho's YouTube channel, "I sincerely apologize for the harm my wrongdoing has caused so many people."
Han's performance in the first-stage tax accountant exam in April was extraordinary, as he answered 159 out of 160 questions correctly, scoring 397.5 out of 400. Even three months later, when he scored 663 out of 800 in the second-stage written examination, becoming the overall top scorer, it raised suspicions about possible cheating. Online speculation about his method of cheating grew, with experts, including licensed tax accountants and tax lawyers, suggesting that he might have used AI smart glasses.
It was later revealed that Han's cheating method did not involve AI glasses. Instead, he confessed to using a camera and generative AI to achieve his impressive scores.
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