Top scorer in South Korea tax exam admits AI cheating

The top scorer on South Korea's national exam for aspiring tax accountants confessed to using generative AI to cheat, saying he photographed exam questions with a microcamera, sent them to an AI tool and checked answers on a smartphone. Han, who ranked first in both the April and July rounds, submitted a written confession to Seoul police through his lawyer. The scandal has raised concerns days before the country's annual college entrance exam, with the presidential office convening an emergency meeting on countermeasures.