Jang Dong-hyeok: “National Certification Exam Results Are Hard to Trust; Measures Also Needed for the CSAT”

[Financial News] People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok expressed concern on the 15th after the top scorer on the tax accountant exam confessed to cheating with artificial intelligence (AI), saying, “At this point, it is difficult to trust the results of national qualification exams themselves.” With the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) approaching, he called for measures to prevent AI-assisted cheating.
Jang said in a social media (SNS) post that “the top scorer on the tax accountant exam confessed to cheating with AI. They cheated using electronic devices and generative AI,” making the same point.
Jang said, “When the issue first came to light, the Human Resources Development Service of Korea said there had been nothing unusual. It had failed to detect the cheating at all,” adding, “If the person hadn’t received such an unusually high score, wouldn’t it have simply been buried?”
He went on to ask, “Could there be people who passed after getting a reasonable number of answers right? Was cheating limited to the tax accountant exam?” He pointed out, “At this point, it is difficult to trust the results of national qualification exams themselves.”
Jang said, “The CSAT is taking place this Thursday (the 19th). The education authorities reportedly plan to assign staff dedicated to detecting AI glasses at every CSAT test site. But it is virtually impossible to spot all AI glasses with the naked eye. We cannot suspect every test-taker just because they are wearing thick-rimmed glasses.”
He criticized the authorities, saying, “They should have put proper measures in place long ago, such as radio-frequency detection technology,” and, “The education authorities’ complacent response is causing anxiety among test-takers and parents.”
Jang said, “The results of an exam that a person’s entire life depends on must not be changed by AI. We must come up with reliable measures that test-takers and parents can trust. I urge the education authorities to act swiftly,” calling for them to promptly devise countermeasures.

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