South Korea bans AI glasses in college entrance exam

South Korea's college entrance exam will be held on the 19th of this month. The Ministry of Education has issued new guidelines banning all electronic devices from exam rooms, with AI glasses — linked to recent cheating scandals — under special scrutiny.

Banned items include phones, tablets, AI glasses, smartwatches, and Bluetooth earphones. Students who bring a device by mistake must hand it in before the first test starts. Anyone caught with one will be treated as a cheater and their scores canceled. Each test center will have staff checking for AI glasses. Wearing them, even without using them, means losing this year's scores and next year's exam eligibility. Only regular analog watches are allowed.

South Korea has caught many students cheating with AI glasses this year across different exams. The ministry added AI glasses to the banned list in July, announced in October that cheaters could face a three-year exam ban, and may use signal detection devices next year.