{
  "id": 20096048,
  "title": "Top tax accountant exam scorer admits to using AI to cheat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/top-tax-accountant-exam-scorer-admits-to-using-ai-to-cheat",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T01:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20261115/top-tax-accountant-exam-scorer-admits-to-using-ai-to-cheat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Korea's top scorer in the most recent tax accountant qualification exam, Han Won-seok, has confessed to cheating using artificial intelligence, according to a video posted on his lawyer's YouTube channel on Sunday. Initially denying any wrongdoing, Han now acknowledges that he utilized generative artificial intelligence and a camera to cheat, after his exceptionally high scores sparked public scrutiny. In the April first-stage tax accountant examination, Han answered all 160 questions correctly, scoring 397.5 out of 400. Three months later, he achieved a score of 663 out of 800 in the second-stage written examination, earning him the title of overall top scorer. These extraordinary results led to speculation about potential cheating. However, Han had previously dismissed such claims. In the video, he apologizes for the harm his actions have caused and expresses remorse for cheating on the examination.",
  "summary": "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…",
  "key_points": [
    "Han Won-seok, Korea's top tax accountant exam scorer, admits to cheating using AI.",
    "Scored 397.5 out of 400 in April's first-stage examination by answering all 160 questions correctly.",
    "Regrets causing harm and expresses remorse for cheating on the examination."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The admission of using generative artificial intelligence to achieve perfect scores undermines the perceived integrity of professional qualification exams and highlights new vulnerabilities in traditional testing methods.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}