Top tax accountant exam scorer in South Korea admits to using AI to cheat

The top scorer in South Korea’s recent tax accountant qualification examination admitted on Sunday that he used generative artificial intelligence 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 apologise for the harm my wrongdoing has caused so many people.” Han’s results attracted attention because he...

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