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  "id": 20137422,
  "title": "South Korea probes top exam scorer after AI cheating confession",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/south-korea-probes-top-exam-scorer-after-ai-cheating-confession",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-15T06:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
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  "summary": "The candidate scored 397.5 out of 400 points in the first round, with only one wrong answer out of 160 questions, sparking cheating accusations.",
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        "outlet": "BusinessKorea",
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        "published": "2026-11-12T06:20:51.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "e27",
        "title": "Why South Korea and Southeast Asia could be the next cross-border AI and blockchain corridor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/why-south-korea-and-southeast-asia-could-be-the-next-cross-border-ai",
        "published": "2026-11-13T03:00:20.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Tech in Asia",
        "title": "South Korea’s Hyundai Card launches AI tools for partners",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/south-koreas-hyundai-card-launches-ai-tools-for-partners",
        "published": "2026-11-13T09:21:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Top tax accountant exam scorer in South Korea admits to using AI to cheat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/top-tax-accountant-exam-scorer-in-south-korea-admits-to-using-ai-to",
        "published": "2026-11-15T03:05:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Near-perfect South Korea exam score unravels as candidate admits AI cheating",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/near-perfect-south-korea-exam-score-unravels-as-candidate-admits-ai",
        "published": "2026-11-15T04:54:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "South Korea probes top tax exam scorer who used AI to cheat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/south-korea-probes-top-tax-exam-scorer-who-used-ai-to-cheat",
        "published": "2026-11-15T05:42:46.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
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